[council] List etiquette
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Happy New Year to all.
May I make the
following request to help improve efficiency? I do this as someone returning
from leave and reading (and deleting)
many, many e-mails.
1. Please think
twice before choosing a reply to sender and a reply to all. To whom are you really
communicating?
2. On a list such as
this, never reply to all but reply to the list (to avoid
duplication).
3. If you want
to be polite and thank someone for doing something, then thank them by a reply
to sender (but don't copy the whole list). We all know Council members are lovely polite
people - we don't need reminding.
Stick to these
simple rules and our e-mail traffic will
reduce by around half as we no longer waste time deleting
duplicates and "thank you" e-mails. It will also do wonders for
RSI injuries.
Philip