I agree with Allison Smith that clear, concise titles to messages are
very helpful in sorting through one's e-mail to weed out messages that
are not of interest.  I would add that we should all make a practice
of including our e-mail addresses in the body of our messages.  My
e-mail is patched in via an internal electronic mail system.  As a
result, e-mail addresses do not appear in the headings of the messages
I receive.  I suspect this is true for others on the list (I seem to
remember someone else mentioning this problem at some point in the
not-too-distant past).  This would facilitate responses being directed
toward specific individuals and might reduce some of the more or less
private chatter on the list.
 
 
Amy Douglass
Tempe Historical Museum
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