[CALIBK12] Replying off list

[Doyle_Tony]

Carol,
 
Some questions lend themselves to list-wide discussions while others, particularly a request for resources or help with a technical issue are better suited to the TARGET-HIT format.  With the latter the original poster collects the answers and posts one HIT so as not to flood everyone's inboxes with redundant, and possibly unwanted, e-mails.  My most recent request for bilingual glossaries is a good example.  After a few days I will post a message letting everyone know what kind of responses I got.  I received the same glossary from four different people so there were 3 redundant messages.  Your message on the other hand is a good one to discuss with the entire list so that everyone understands how we can make Calib more efficient.  
 
Those of us who belong to multiple lists, particularly LM_NET, appreciate keeping the e-mails to a minimum as we already struggle to keep up with our professional reading.
 
Tony
 
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Tony Doyle, Teacher Librarian 
Member California Young Reader Medal Committee
Livingston High School
Livingston, CA
tdoyle at MUHSD.K12.CA.US
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From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu on behalf of Carol Peterson
Sent: Wed 1/30/2008 8:41 AM
To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Subject: [CALIBK12] Replying off list


There are often questions posed to this list followed by a request to reply off list.  Unless there's a reason for this that I am not aware of, for me the usefulness of the list is compromised when I see questions posed, but not the replies.  I would rather use the delete button for replies I am not interested in, than miss out on replies that I might interest me.
Just a thought; maybe I am way off-base.  Feel free to enlighten me, off list or on, ha ha.
Carol Peterson
Healdsburg High School Library