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General Tips: At the end of each message, please include your name, e-mail address and your program or affiliation. Including this information will allow others to respond to your message. Be concise. Long messages are difficult for some participants to read. Consider that everyone is busy, and short messages are always appreciated. When attaching a document let the reader know (in the body of the e-mail) what format the document is (for example, Word for Windows 98). Never assume your email messages are private nor that they can be read by only yourself or the recipient. Never send something that you would mind seeing on the evening news. It is considered extremely rude to forward personal email to mailing lists or to someone else without the original author's permission. Never send chain letters to the listserv. Be careful about sending unfounded rumors or urban myths. E-mail messages typed in ALL CAPITALS are considered shouting, so please be considerate and type like you would normally write a letter. If you need to make a stronger point, use *asterisks* or _underscores_.
Tips on replying to messages you receive: If you think your reply will be of interest to most or all list members, then send it to the list; if not, be careful to reply only to the message originator. It might save you from being embarrassed and save the list members from getting useless email. Quote the part of the message (but not the whole message) that you are replying to. This method helps place your comments in context. Reply if you have something to add. Nobody likes reading a long message in quotes for the third or fourth time, only to be followed by a one line response: "Yeah, me too."
Sarcasm and humor: Be cautious in using sarcasm on the Internet, as it is easy to be misunderstood. Comments made in jest may not always appear that way to other readers. Sarcastic or humorous messages can be marked with what are called "emoticons." Some examples are: :-) :-( ;-) :-P <:-)
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The
discussion forums listed below (also referred to as listservs or mailing
lists) are organized around specific topics of interest to different areas
of the literacy community. In each forum, a member posts a message by
sending an e-mail to the mailing list address. That message is then distributed
to all subscribers of that mailing list. In this way, anyone with an e-mail
account can participate in these discussions.
