*This month's factoid:*
This past month I've noticed a number of one-line messages consisting of
only a link URL in the message body. While this type of posting is common
in other types of social media, it doesn't actually work that well in email.
*One technical reason:* a single-line, URL-only message looks a lot like
spam to some of the over-zealous ISPs out there. You'll have far better
chances that your message will actually get delivered if you put some
commentary text in there with your link.
*And a human/communications reason:* email is, still, intended to be a
medium that involves at least little reading - part of the point of the
continued existence of the List is to provide a place for you to express
opinions, expound a bit on what something meant to you... a bit more than a
simple thumbs-up/unhappy-face/etc.
So, accompanying text is not a requirement - but it's highly encouraged!
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mail to the admins' personal email addresses with list admin stuff.
Thanks. Now, go fold something, and come back and tell us about it!
Anne LaVin
for the o-list admin gang
