digests & etiquette

[coral-list admin]

Greetings,

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I am also attaching here an excerpt from the Welcome Message on coral-list
etiquette as a reminder.

Thank you so much for your interest and support of coral-list

        Cheers,
        Jim

-- Etiquette --

1)  When responding to a posting to the list, do not respond
        *back* to the entire list unless you feel it is an
        answer everyone can benefit from.  I think this is
        usually the case, but responses such as, "Yeah, tell
        me, too!" to the entire list will make you unpopular
        in a hurry.  Double-check your "To: " line before
        sending.

2) Do not "flame" (i.e., scold) colleagues via the coral-list.  If
        you feel compelled to chastise someone, please send them
        mail directly and flame away.

3) Please conduct as much preliminary research into a topic
        as possible before posting a query to the list. (In
        other words, you shouldn't expect others to do your
        research for you.) Please consider:

        o  Your librarian (an extremely valuable resource)
        o  The CHAMP Literature Abstracts area at the CHAMP Web site
        o  The CHAMP Online Researcher's Directory
                (i.e., search for your topic, ask the
                experts directly)
        o  The CHAMP (and other) Web sites' links page(s)
        o  The coral-list archives (see below)

  But please *do* avail yourself of the list when you've exhausted
        other sources.

  IMPORTANT NOTE:  To keep from getting irate responses from your
        colleagues, it is suggested that you relate your previous
        efforts to find information that were unsuccessful when
        you post a request.

4)  Please carefully consider the purpose of coral-list
        before posting a message.  This is a forum comprised
        primarily of researchers who devote major portions
        of their work time to the study of corals or
        coral-related issues.

5)  Succinct postings are greatly appreciated by all.

6)  Archives

        Archives of all previous coral-list messages (updated at the
end of each month) can be found at this Web Page:

        http://www.coral.aoml.noaa.gov/lists/list-archives.html

Please review these messages on topics that may have already been
discussed in detail before you post new messages on the same topic.

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