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- Subject: Fw: Re: OT-CHAT: Subject Tags Abolished?
- From: &* S* <i*@cableone.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:18:31 -0700
Betty, Found the list John post 5-23-2007 about how to tag things. So I guess the History discussion, since it's to do w computer or list, maybe should have been labeled COMP But what ever I'm glad I have the info. Linda in CW AZ -------Original Message------- From: John I Jones Date: 5/23/2007 8:23:50 AM To: iris@hort.net Subject: Re: [iris] OT-CHAT: Subject Tags Abolished? The policy has not changed, it is my lack of attention recently that is the source of the problem. I need to remind all posters that Subject tags, as defined in the Welcome Message that everyone gets when they subscribe to the list, are a necessary part of the posts. I attach the section from the Welcome message below, and thank you Anner for bringing it to my attention. Please use the tags as they are given; do not invent variations. If the practice loses its consistency, it will also lose much of its usefulness. I know this is a long listing, but that is a reflection of the breadth and variety of our discussions. Don't be intimidated; they will become quickly familiar after a short time. Try to use the tag that fits your message best. It is often appropriate to combine a tag from the first set (types of irises) with one from another set. If nothing fits, don't worry. Pick the best you can. Remember, the format is the tag in ALL CAPS followed by a colon (:), followed by your subject. (no space between the subject tag and the colon) [Subject tag]:[your subject description] The colon is a very important part of the tag. The standard tags are below. You might want to print this for reference. TB: tall bearded irises MED: median and dwarf bearded irises AR: arilbred and aril irises SIB: Siberian irises LA: Louisiana irises JI: Japanese irises SPU: spuria irises PCN: Pacific coast native irises BULB: bulb irises (Dutch, reticulatas, Junos) SPEC: iris species (particularly those not covered in another category) REB: reblooming irises SA: space-age irises HIST: historic irises and history of iris development CULT: culture HYB: hybridizing REF: references (books and society publications) SHOW: iris shows and related topics IRC: IRC chat sessions (currently Friday nights) AIS: American Iris Society business and issues PHOTO: iris photography COMP: iris-related computer topics (record keeping, photo digitizing, etc.) CAT: iris catalogs and discussion of commercial nurseries AD: iris-related advertisement (ads not related to irises are *not* welcome!) TRADE: Posts to the list offering trades or looking for a particular iris. Replies to these posts should be made off-list privately to the original sender. OT-PLANTS: other garden plants (not irises) OT-ART: iris-motif art and craftwork OT-HUMOR: iris-related humor OT-CHAT: personal messages and conversation (consider taking it off- list!) OT-BIO: introduction from a new subscriber (please follow with your name) ADMIN: list administration issues (reserved for the list owner) On May 23, 2007, at 7:43 AM, ChatOWhitehall@aol.com wrote: > Greetings. > > I'd like to ask whether the list policy mandating the use of > subject tags on > all posts to which they can reasonably be said to apply has been > abolished. > > For some years there has been a policy that subject tags shall be > used, and > a list of these has been sent to new members of the list by the > list owner in > the Welcome Message. > > The subject tags are those groups of letters that precede the > actual subject > of the posting in the posting subject line. The author of the post > selects > the subject tag. > > At intervals there have been minor grumblings--- why I don't know > since > adding tags is a simple enough courtesy for a poster to accord > fellow members who > may choose to screen, sort, delete, or otherwise control incoming > list > mail---but the use of these tags has been reaffirmed by consensus. > > I like the subject tags. I use them in all the aforementioned ways. > They are > also useful when searching the Archives. I like the way tags keep > things > tidier. I suspect if folks are obliged to categorize their own > outgoing post > with the use of a tag, it cuts down on unfocused, wholly > impressionistic, and/or > extraneous posts. > > Similarly, we have long had a convention on this list that folks shall > include some information about where they garden in any post > involving cultural > issues. Ideally, a person will include the town, state, and > country, with USDA > hardiness zone, or equivalent. These last are not invariably common > knowledge > to all on the list. We have always encouraged sensitivity to the > experiences > of other irisarians around here, and this means people everywhere. > > Mrs. Figge used to handle the chore of nagging folks about USDA > zones, but > she, alas is no longer here. I hate to nag, in fact I won't do it, > but I > really do think that without some indication of where you are > gardening, your > fellow list members cannot evaluate what you say for soundness, or > for relevance > to their own gardening conditions. Neither can they help you > should you ask > them to take their time to read your post, and respond to your > concerns. > > Absent any indication that we did away with tags, I'd like to ask > those who > do not have a copy handy please to ask the list owner to resend the > Welcome > Message and reread it. > > If you are a new member but, for some reason, did not receive the > Welcome > Message, please ask the list owner for a copy. He is John I. > Jones, at > _jijones@usjoneses.com_ (j*@usjoneses.com) > > I thank you very much for your attention, and your kind > consideration. > > Cordially, > > Anner Whitehead > Richmond VA USA--no Zone included, because there are no cultural > issues > discussed. > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http:// > www.aol.com. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the > message text UNSUBSCRIBE IRIS --------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the message text UNSUBSCRIBE IRIS [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of stampa_girl_line_en.gif] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the message text UNSUBSCRIBE IRIS
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