RE: META: List Subject Line

From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Tue Mar 18 2003 - 16:47:38 MST

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    At 12:04 PM 3/18/03 -0800, Reason wrote:
    >I suggest revising the current web-page set of list posting guidelines
    >(http://www.extropy.org/forums/listrules.html) into a short, friendly 1-page
    >summary that bulletpoints the most pertinent points, and posting said
    >summary to the list once a month. That works far better than suggestions
    >made in a more ad hoc manner. Since you plan growth, plan for new members
    >and list turnover...

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    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: owner-extropians@extropy.org [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On
    >Behalf Of Natasha Vita-More
    >Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 12:46 PM
    >To: extropians@extropy.org
    >Subject: META: List Subject Line
    >Importance: High
    >
    >
    >list members,
    >
    >I spoke to some list members off-list and the suggestion is made that we use
    >the subject of "[WAR] (add your subject line here)" as the topic for all
    >posts that pertain to Iran and the world regarding the current war
    >situation.
    >
    >"[POLITICS] (add your subject line here)" should pertain to transhumanist
    >politics and not to the war with Iran and the world's view of American
    >policies.
    >
    >Let me know if anyone has a better suggestions. This is a list for you all
    >and I want to make sure that this suggestion is accepted and will be used.
    >So, if you want to do otherwise, speak up now. If not, please use [WAR] and
    >[POLITICS] as expressed above.
    >
    >Currently, E.Shaun is not moderating the list, so the onus falls on me.
    >This list is an uncensored list, but we do need some organization of posting
    >and remember the list guidelines.
    >
    >Thanks,
    >Natasha
    >Natasha Vita-More
    >http://www.natasha.cc
    >
    >
    >President, Extropy Institute
    >http://www.extropy.org
    >
    >Founder, Transhumanist Arts & Culture
    >http://www.transhuman.org
    >http://www.extropic-art.com
    >http://www.transhumanist.biz


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