[nabs-l] A Thought on E-mail Decorum

[Katie Wang]

Thanks for sending out this advice, Michelle! I have been watching the
list for a while and totally share your observations. I would like to
emphasize the point that although many debates/conversations on this
list are very intriguing, when a thread develops to an extent where
only a very small number of people are involved in the discussion,
moving the conversation off list may be worth considering as
additional messages on the same topic can cause unnecessary clutter in
everyone's inboxes.
Also, to Chris and other users who manage your emails using a Braille
Note: Although the BN email program does not support threads, it is
still possible to go through all the messages on a certain topic
before replying. When prompted to move the email to Trash or another
folder, just ignore it and press Space with e again to return to the
Inbox. After going through all the messages on one subject, you can
then reply to any of them, combining your thoughts into one single
email, and it will reach the entire list. I admit that this is not the
easiest process but it can be  done. Of course, gmail has a totally
accessible web interface that I find perfect for managing listserve
messages, so it is worth a try as well.
I know that I'm not the list moderator or a NABS board member, but I
do find this list really valuable and would appreciate everyone's
efforts to keep it that way. Thanks for reading!
   Best,
     Katie

On 6/27/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Michelle,
>
> All great advice! Thanks! The only thing I disagree with you on
> is not reading posts from people who you will disagree with.
> That's like saying, "Don't join an ACB list, you're probably
> gonna disagree with them." Yeah, but doesn't it help to hear
> other viewpoints? Sometimes, when I know I'm about to read a post
> from somebody I * really * disagree with, I'll read the first
> couple lines and then have to delete it and move on, though.
> Just so I can bite my tongue and not reply to it, starting
> another debate within the already passionate debate.  Just my
> thoughts!
>
>  Chris
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>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michelle Clark" <mcikeyc at aol.com
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:00:21 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] A Thought on E-mail Decorum
>
> Hello,
>
> I have been watching the posts for a while and have a few
> observations that
> we all should be thoughtful of.  Please take these as words for
> thoughts and
> not a means to start another battle of the emails.
>
> 1.  I find many of the conversations lively and enlightening
> however, on
> occasion, the remarks come across as this list serve is for
> personal use.
> And members do not care if the world reads some of the things
> they are
> thinking. .
> 2.   I feel we should bear in mind that everything that is
> written in places
> such as these goes out into the "who knows where sphere" and can
> be there
> forever.
> 3.  As a reader, I have formed opinions of some just from the
> messages that
> have been written.
> 4.  In the world in which we now live, it is stuff like this that
> future
> employers find and use as a basis for not employing you no matter
> what your
> credentials say.  As a former employer, I did not want the person
> who was a
> smart mouth or had bad team player habits.  That can be counter
> productive to
> the entire team.
> 5.  Although we feel that we are in a semi closed circle here,
> who knows who
> is on this list and reading these posts as well? That person may
> be the
> source of future employment, a recommendation, or someone who has
> some say
> so.  I would not want to find that a member of NABS was excluded
> because of
> sometimes ill thought out comments in this forum.
>
> In conclusion, please be careful what you write.  Do not get
> caught up in the
> passion of the fight.  If you feel that strong about what a
> person has said,
> one suggestion is to write them "off line" or just ignore them.
> Another
> good email practice is to not read posts from persons who you
> feel in
> advance you will not agree with.  .
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michelle
>
>
>
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