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Re: WebAIM List Commands, Formatting of Digest Version, and Coding of Online Archive Version

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From: Austin, Darrel
Date: Oct 21, 2004 9:40AM

> What I would actually prefer is to read the WebAIM list online only,
> and not be subscribed to the list at all.

This is a mailing list, which is quite a bit different than an online
forum/discussion board. They're really too separate beasts.

> I've been using the Digest version, but am getting frustrated with it,
too,
> since many replies include copies of previous emails, meaning I have to
> scroll through multiple copies of the same message repeated in each
> subsequent reply.

This is due to poor netiquette moreso than the technology. When replying to
a message in a mailing list, people should trim their replies, so only the
portion of the previous message they are commented is included.
Additionally, top-posting is usually frowned upon (where you post your reply
on TOP of the message you are replying too).

Whether this list wants to enforce these types of practices isn't my call,
but if anyone is interested, this list has an excellent summary of how to
best format messages when participating in a mailing list:

http://webdesign-l.com/policies/

And, of course, since this list is about accessibility, we probably all
should learn how to make email messages a bit more accessible. ;o)

Also, related to this, I can not subscribe to this list on my own. Has
anyone else had that problem? I'm wondering if it has to do with us having
to use Outlook here and outlook breaking the confirmation email response.

-Darrel