This came in and was re reading it and thought I would post it to mailing
lists as some may not be receiving this newletter. This explains RootsWebs
preferences
for their mailing lists. Beej--Fireflower
RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine
Vol. 6, No. 33, 13 August 2003,
1. NEWS AND NOTES
1a. MAILING LIST VEXATIONS. Guess what annoys mailing list users the
most? Typing in all caps. WONDER WHY THAT IS? WELL, DO YOU FIND IT
RATHER DIFFICULT TO READ THIS? Using all caps is considered SHOUTING and
should be avoided in most instances. Long line lengths are another pet
peeve. Set your e-mail application so it contains no more than 80
characters per line.
A reason, other than Netiquette, for avoiding the use of ALL CAPS has
surfaced recently. That being in the endless battle against spam, it's
been discovered that if you use ALL or mostly CAPS your e-mail messages
are likely to get caught in the spam-traps. Pay close attention to the
subject lines in your postings, too, and use upper and lower case in
them to avoid this problem. The same goes for explanation points (!) --
their overuse can send your message automatically to the spam bucket.
To learn about Netiquette, Smileys, Emoticons, and more, see:
http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm#Netiquette