Moderator Message

[Hector Mandel <mandel@oxbox.cso.uiuc.edu>]

O.K. Folks, it's that time again!

I'm writing to remind all subscribers of RADSAFE list that there are now close  
to 600 subscribers on the list.  This means that if you post a message, the  
machine that runs the listserv process has to generate close to 600 - 1 copies  
of your message and forward each one through various and sundry tortuous  
electronic paths to the respective subscribers of this list.  Many of us  
already receive *dozens* of email messages each day that we have to read,  
consider and sometimes respond to.  So, PLEASE consider this before you hit  
that send key.  This list is for discussions pertaining to Radiation Safety.   
You should limit your posts to factual items that will be of interest to  
hundreds of people.  If you wish to post a response to a message that you may  
have found interesting, PLEASE, make sure that your response will also be of  
interest to hundreds of people.  If you are not sure, then send your response  
to the person you wish to respond to via private email.  This list has grown  
from only 20 subscribers a few years ago; it is now a valuable resource for  
people seeking answers to radiation safety related questions.  We must make an  
effort to keep the quality of the postings high.  


If you are new to the internet, it will take a while for you to learn about  
some of the subtleties of network ettiquete. Recognizing that it is sometimes  
difficult to know in advance whether a particular message will be considered  
appropriate by the readers of the list, let me list a few general guidelines to  
help you decide what *not* to post.

In general, it is very unlikely that the following types of messages will be  
appropriate for posting to the RADSAFE mailing list:

      1.  your political opinions
      2.  your religious views
      3.  blatant commercial advertisements
      4.  uuencoded files
      5.  your personal opinions about regulators
      6.  your personal opinions about licensees
      7.  responses to any of the above
      

I could list lots more but I don't want to give people any ideas :-)

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