Re: OT-CHAT: international list - not!

From: gmbeasle@aol.com

In a message dated 02/25/2000 9:31:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
janclarx@hotmail.com writes:
>  >.........I don't believe it is required that I state my actual 
geographical 
>  >location.....
>  
>  I don't believe it is required on this list that we state our name, zone 
or 
>  geographical locations, age, gender, sexual preference, or anything else.
>  However, I do believe that it is generally of interest on a gardening 
list, 
>  for all listers to know where each other lives (approximately).
>  This information is not relevant to all e-mails, but certainly to most. 
<snip>

As Jan points out, this is not just a USA list.

Many people have a signature line that is automatically applied to all your 
e-mails,  Some programs allow you to have more than one.  

When I do e-mail (other than on AOL which seems to be more user unfriendly 
than most) I have different sigs that are appropriate for different lists and 
areas.  For the boating lists, it has our boat name and type in it for 
instance.  I also have one for work related issues, and a general all purpose 
one.  

It would be simple, helpful and appropriate to put a sig line in there that 
lists your zone/location when you were talking about germination, cultivation 
practices,  or other items where that would be relevant - most especially 
rebloom.   I think in fact, that on the old iris list it may have been either 
required or strongly advised that one do so.  Which may be why my mother 
(Rosalie) mentioned it.

I don't see why having your name included would be a terrible problem.  Even 
when people post a lot, sometimes a person may forget exactly who it is that 
posts as Old Salt (to take a name from another area so as not to insult 
anyone).  

The issue of whether one should put such items on e-mail because of fear of 
being subjected to spam other unwelcome  stuff should be addressed by the 
onelist people or the moderator of the list IMHO.  Most or many lists that I 
am on have protections against this.  

I use this particular address only for this list and some travel boards on 
AOL, and the address is block from anyone replying to me other than from this 
list.  (With the exception of my mother and some individual friends from the 
list)  

So if you want to reply to me directly, you will have to write to 
rafbeas@aol.com or gmbeasley@mindspring.com

RosalieAnn - Leonardtown MD (don't know what zone it is) and (for now anyway) 
also south of Baltimore MD where I have some crocuses in bloom.



 

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