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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:37:11 -0400
From: Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Save Time on Maps-L?
Sender: Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>



Johnnie,

I agree with a couple of other folks, make a request to folks using MAPS-L
to add the two-letter state abbreviation at the beginning of the subject
string (or end, doesn't matter as long as its there) to assist those
individuals who want to quickly scan incoming emails based on subject lines
or use automatic filtering devices--but don't put yourself out by reveiwing
and changing subject lines manually on incoming mail. I think most folks
will willingly comply and I know you are swamped with work like the rest of
us are!

Paige

At 04:29 PM 4/16/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Maps-L Friends:
>
>     Your Moderator would like to ask the group what they think about
>the following request from a member of our group.  It has to do with
>jog announcements.  Below is the text of the request.
>
>-------message----------
>Hello -
>   Could you, as moderator, send out a message on maps-l asking folks to
>please, please put the 2-letter state abbreviation at the beginning of the
>subject for job announcements?   Example: NY Job Open: Map Cataloger
>   Many of us only want to see the ones for our region, and it would be
>very helpful to be able to see from the subject where the job is.
>   Also, if they would use the much shorter "Job Open" instead of "Job
>Announcement", you could see what kind of job it is - another way
>to know whether or not you really need to see that particular email.
>   Many thanks from just another overworked librarian
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>
>    I would like feedback from the group.  What would you all like?
>At present I forward to the list the job notices without changes.  I
>could ask people to format the subject line, but I would think there
>would always be a certain percentage of the messages that would never
>be formated correctly.  The quickest way for the information to flow
>would be for me, the Moderator, to do a quick re-write of the subject
>line where it was needed.  Do you as a group want the subject line
>for job notices to have a standard format?  Do you as a group want me
>to do that type of re-write?
>
>Johnnie Sutherland
>Moderator, Maps-L
>
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