Bob,<br><br>Perhaps I'm not making myself clear. I wasn't suggesting each link be accompanied with a technical explanation of what it relates to, but rather a plain English description of the topic of the URL is. <br>
<br>
I think there's a difference between a short version of something and a subject line accompanying a hyperlink. <br><br>As previously stated, this makes it almost impossible to find in the future unless you know either the subject line used or the hyperlink, since that's all the email contained you'd probably never search for it anyway as you'd already know it!<br>
<br>On rare occasions the email header of a forwarded message can be useful. <br>I don't think it's something to worry about, as they're easily ignored.<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Martin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 22 February 2011 13:59, Bob <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bob@citystrolls.com" target="_blank">bob@citystrolls.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I though we were going to do a workshop on such things as creating lists, How to get best value out of communications as this seems to be the game we are in.<br>
<br>
I kind of prefer Magnus's short version to the pile of mince that is sometimes usual. Especially all the html and forwarding text that folk leave in forwarding messages, such as:<br>
-------- Original Message --------<br>
From: - Tue Feb 22 13:10:20 2011<br>
X-Account-Key: account3<br>
X-UIDL: <a href="http://1298377803.H587279P4347.store01.mail.zen.net.uk" target="_blank">1298377803.H587279P4347.store01.mail.zen.net.uk</a>,S=11116<br>
X-Mozilla-Status: 0011<br>
X-Mozilla-Status2: 10000000<br>
X-Mozilla-Keys: ... AAAArgh<br>
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This is quite interesting but something none tech folk might relate to, who just want to communicate in a sensible succinct manner, workshop, would be good.<br>
<br>
I would be up for helping content wise, but the tech side - communication possibilities - I would like to learn more about. Hope I have made myself clear:)Ch Bob<div><br>
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On 22/02/2011 12:29, Martin McGrath wrote:<br>
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I think you're confusing somethings name with a description of what it is.<br>
<br>
By the logic of your example (omni + versity) the subject line (or URL)<br>
could just as easily be interpreted as something different, e.g. Omniverse<br></div>
<<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omniverse" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omniverse</a>> + ity.<div><br>
<br>
Perhaps a summary of the pertinent information from the 'About<br></div>
<<a href="http://omniversity.madlab.org.uk/about/" target="_blank">http://omniversity.madlab.org.uk/about/</a>>' page would actually describe<div><br>
what this is about, rather than just tell people the name of something,<br>
along with a URL.<br>
<br>
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect some accompanying text explaining<br>
what something is.<br>
<br>
As it stands such posts would be difficult for people to find when<br>
searching for them in future as there's no supporting text, except the<br>
subject line and the URL. It gives people nothing to search on if they<br>
can't remember either of these things. They probably wouldn't be searching<br>
for them if they could remember either, since that is all the message<br>
really contained.<br>
<br>
Many people find the list archive a valuable resource. The usefulness of<br>
this relies (on a great degree) on the content.<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Martin<br>
<br>
<br>
On 22 February 2011 11:19, magnus lawrie <<a href="mailto:magnus@ditch.org.uk" target="_blank">magnus@ditch.org.uk</a><br></div><div>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:magnus@ditch.org.uk" target="_blank">magnus@ditch.org.uk</a>>> wrote:<br>
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Hi Martin,<br>
<br>
It seems to me the description is in the url (omni + versity), but I<br>
can certainly add some extra text in future. Sorry for any<br>
inconvenience.<br>
<br>
Best wishes,<br>
<br>
Magnus<br>
<br>
In future would it be possible for you to add some descriptive text<br>
for the<br>
links you provide?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Martin<br>
<br>
On 22 February 2011 10:33, magnus lawrie <magnus at <a href="http://ditch.org.uk" target="_blank">ditch.org.uk</a><br></div>
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> <a href="http://omniversity.madlab.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://omniversity.madlab.org.uk/</a><br>
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> Best wishes,<br>
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> Magnus<br>
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