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Etiquette

Questions and Answers

What is KC-COB?

• KC-COB is a mailing list that has been set up to provide an easy means of communication among all participants in the Crossing Organization Boundaries IMLS grant. Any email sent to this mailing list will go to everyone on the mailing list.

How do I get on the KC-COB mailing list?

• Send your email address to rachel.howard@seattlehistory.org and let Rachel know you want to be on the list.

How will I know if I am on the list?

• When you are added as a member of the KC-COB mailing list, you will receive a "welcome" message.

How do I send messages to the list?

• Just address your e-mail to kc-cob@u.washington.edu.
• Remember, your mail will be seen by everyone on the list.

How do I reply directly to someone who posted a message to the list?

• Do not hit the "Reply" button! That will send your message to the entire list.
• Instead, retype the sender's address as it appears in the "From" box. This will send your reply directly to the sender.

I don't want to be on this list any more. How do I get off?

• To get off KC-COB, send e-mail to rachel.howard@seattlehistory.org asking to be removed.

I got a cryptic error message. Now what?

• Just send the message to kjanney@u.washington.edu. She'll help you figure it out.

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KC-COB mailing list - Etiquette

Just like all the other parts of our lives, there are etiquette rules to using Mailing Lists. If you follow these rules when sending mail, everything will go smoothly for all.

Meaningful Subject Line
When sending messages to a mailing list, please make sure that they have a clear and descriptive entry on the "Subject:" line.

Include a Signature
Please be sure to sign your full name at the bottom of your posting and include your organization's name and your e-mail address. Some people receive their e-mail messages with the senders' information stripped away by their local email system and won't know the author of a particular email unless you add it in your message.

Provide Context
Every posting should begin with a clear introduction to the topic, or offer some kind of reference to the topic or a previous posting. There are often several "threads" of discussion going on simultaneously, which makes unreferenced postings confusing to readers. A popular way of providing context is to quote verbatim from the original message. However, keep the quotations *short* and *relevant*. Quoting whole messages, signatures and all, can be inconsiderate.

Humor
Humor is appreciated, but please remember that humor in email can easily be misinterpreted. One way to express emotion is to use smilies. For example: humorous :-) , ironic ;-) , or sad :-( .

Personal Mail
Just as it is important to try to share public information with the whole group, private correspondence should remain just that -- private. Send personal messages directly to individuals, not by way of the list.

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