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Re: [ICANN-EU] Rules for the EU@LC ML

On 2000-08-30 03:10:29 +0300, Constantine S. Chassapis wrote:

> 0. Create THREE lists:
>     (a) Member presentation,

There seems to be some consensus on this one. However, I'm not sure
it's really necessary to set up a separate list for it.

> 4. Each one of us, in his site (a site can be a requirement,
>    maybe) should make a list of his postings so that everyone
>    (including himself) will be able to LINK references and to go
>    back and see interesting points. This can help also by
>    allowing all of us to post SMALL messages with links to the
>    elaborated points.

I don't think this is a good idea.  First of all, archives can and
should be centralized.  Additionally, traditional quoting and
threading mechanisms are there for a reason.  Having to follow links
means an interruption to the flow of reading and possibly writing,
and adds unnecessary overhead when trying to follow arguments.

> 5. Put KEYWORDS in the messages. Then, later, a simple search
>    methodology can be implemented. We might as well think NOW for
>    the keywords.

This is almost equivalent to "use short, descriptive subject
headers". Don't expect too much from it.

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Thomas Roessler                         <roessler@does-not-exist.org>