[A6] Alesis support

[Chris Pickett]

Susan Baird wrote:

>Hi Chris,
>
>Thanks a million Chris. That really helps a lot !! Much appreciated.
>
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>

No problem -- it's nothing compared to what you're volunteering :)

I actually worried it was kinda bossy ...

>I am volunteering update it and keep it updated. Much better to maintain it
>rather than having such a big task every two years.
>
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great!

One thing:  when you reply to a message on a mailing list, try to

(a) be consistent with the person before you to reply, if you are also 
including text from not only the parent but the text from two or more 
posts ago (as you did in your last message to the A6 list).  That is, if 
they replied below the poster before them (as I replied below you), 
reply below if you are also quoting your original, doubly-indented text, 
and if they replied above, reply above ... otherwise you generally have 
your pick of above or below (although some people will tell you that you 
should always reply below if you don't want an AOL-subscriber style ML 
(gasp!), but I could care less personally).

e.g.

text3
 >> text1
 > text2

(or)

 >text2
 >> text1
text3

(b) cut out non-essential text.  It makes reading messages easier, 
reduces the volume of mail, reduces the size of the archive, etc. etc.  
People can always look back in their mailbox if they need more 
information about the parent post ...
 
Most people forget to do this sometimes, some people just aren't aware 
of it, and it's not clear why it matters until you do something like go 
through the archives or have big extended discussions, or presumably 
manage a huge mailing list (which the A6 list is not).

Cheers,
Chris