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Subject:Re: Subject Lines and BlahBlahBlah From:Marilynne Smith <marilyns -at- QUALCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 8 Jul 1998 11:39:48 -0800
If you are writing on a topic that interests me, and you've got a point
that interests me, I don't care how long it is. I'll read it.
On the other hand, like others, I delete by topic. I do delete 20 or 30
messages at a time. That's my risk and I'll take it, but please, make the
subject line tell me what's there. It's not a matter of snobbery, it's
just that QUALCOMM would like me to do more work than email.
Marilynne
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>> Would you rather have a cupful of excitingly delicious food or a
>> gut-bloating plateful
>> of something tasting like *blah*?
>>
>Your message was 88 words, but I read it all.
>
>On another list, we were told that one-liners, "me-too"s, or off-topic
>remarks would incur a penalty ... we had to send chocolate to the list
>owner. Eric may get fat on this one, but we'd soon learn to stay on
>topic!
>
>Rahel Bailie
>
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Marilynne Smith Sr. Technical Writer
QUALCOMM, San Diego, CA marilyns -at- qualcomm -dot- com
"We'll have the whole world talking"
