roundtable: Re: CHAT:

roundtable: Re: CHAT:

Re: CHAT:

Darren Warren (darrwar@beacon.regent.edu)
Mon, 22 May 1995 17:50:01 -0400 (EDT) 

Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 17:50:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Darren Warren <darrwar@beacon.regent.edu>
Subject: Re: CHAT:
To: roundtable@cni.org
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I think it would be a great idea so that Chats would be more identifiable.

Darren Warren
<darrwar@beacon.regent.edu>


On Mon, 22 May 1995, W. Curtiss Priest wrote:
> 
> Dick Sclove, who runs LOKA lists, noted that his lists had many
> things posted, but interactive chats seemed to be fading away.
> 
> I sense the same thing on lists I regularly frequent.
> 
> He noted that while this had the positive effect of reducing traffic
> and keeping messages down, he thought the interactive nature of the
> lists were being lost.  I agree.
> 
> He suggested to put CHAT: in the subject heading, before the topic.
> That way, people could more easily screen out chats, and it would be
> a signal that the person posting, really wanted to hear from others.
> 
> What do you think?
> Regards, Curt Priest
> <bmslib@mitvma.mit.edu>

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