The reason for our etiquette rules are to keep the lists flowing smoothly  and to not clog them up with repeated messages.   These are the rules we work at abiding by.  


Perhaps posting our etiquette "rules"  would be a good idea at last   once a month, then the grinch doesn't come out in me!   I will start  sending an individual reminder to people who forget rather than hit   the list with the message unless too many people forget.   Here is  what we ask our people to remember.

1) No "me too's" through the list unless you can add how you can use the ideas or enlarge upon the  offer to give others ideas they can  use.    If you lose the address,   check your trash for the original post,  your address book, or email me for the posters address.

2) No "Thank You's" through the list.  All thanks should go directly  to the person not through the list.   If you lose the address,  check your trash for the original post , your address book, or email me for the posters address.

3) Prayer requests MAY go through the list,   but replies to the  prayers  again go directly to the person.If you lose the address,   check your trash for the original  post , your address book, or email me for the posters address.

 3a) We would like people to share in any way  if they are having a tough time personally or otherwise, but replies to them should be again returned to them personally.

4) Basically  a personal message always goes to the person and  not the list.

5) We might  be counting messages that are not following the etiquette  rules,  after 4 you could be moderated for 4 weeks.   Then back on  regular emailing.  However we have never had to do this since we  just email a friendly reminder when it happens.

6.When you hit reply to a message it is including the message you are  replying to including the footers and all. Be Sure to DELETE almost  everything INCLUDING the words "Original Message."

There are 5 solutions to this problem:
a:Mail preferences, check do NOT include original message
b:Highlight and DELETE almost every thing except 3-4 lines to let us know what you are responding to.
c. Use the link at the bottom of each message which simply pulls  up an empty email for you
d.You can click on New message and it won't include the other message.
e.You can let me moderate your messages and clean it up for  you.  ;-0

Reasons;Mainly is everything gets copied into the digest as it comes through. They read the message 2-3 times.The digest already has the original, it does not need it twice and it also fills up mail boxes faster!

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