Fellow Flowers, This message from Paul is so very timely because it looks like new people have been made aware of the list but are not correctly oriented to how it is supposed to work. I would like to make one comment. If you are anything like me I get cross eyed when I read long email messages (this info is at the end of Paul's message). It is always wise to search the archives for answers before posting questions to the list that way people know you have at least made an effort to gain information on your own. To do that go to the tremendously informative Perdue web site @ http://www.cyto.purdue.edu. Happy flowing! Margaret > >A recent comment on the list ... > >"People not responding directly to questions may have to do with the fact that >when the reply button is hit the email from the postee is presented NOT the >mailing list. This should be changed so that the mailing list is presented first." > >---------------------------------------- > > > > >C<bigger>olleagues: > >We have had many requests over the years to change this and that >- particularly that!! If you hit REPLY to a message from the list, you >will only send the message to the individual who posed the >question. This is intentional on our part. Everyone on the list knows >how to send a message to the list and we do not publish anywhere >how to do that. This is also intentional. When you want your >message to go to the list, it should be by intention, not by >accident. On the most part, we have rescued from public >embarrassment the accidental personal messages that were sent >to the list. Remember, you get a clean list because this is a >monitored list - we review messages and remove the trash mail that >squeak in... > > >If we did publish how to send messages, the list would be come a >spam target. You don't want that nor do we. I receive more than >enough trash email.... Further, we require people to subscribe in >order to participate - why? It makes them be more responsible in >using (or abusing) the list. I personally review every subscription >request and 80% are denied on first request!!! There are 2030 >members currently. I will only subscribe someone when I have a >name, an institution and an area of interest - This takes valuable >time on my part on a daily basis - but the bottom line is that 2030 >other people save time. > > >REPLY ALL: We will not change this. If any of you are in doubt as >to why this should not happen, subscribe to the CONFOCAL list. A >week or two should cure any desire to have the REPLY button go >to the list. It is amazing how many embarrassing, personal >memos, gripes, etc appear because people hit the reply button.... > > >When you receive good advice, create a summary and post the >results - several people do that on this list and it is a great service. >We have redesigned our serach engine, so you shoudl be able to >better search for key words now. > > >FINALLY: Please enter a subject!!!! - We are considering, not >posting messages without subject lines.....? > > >Our goal is to maintain the best, most useful cytometry Internet >service there can be. Check the rest of our new web site at > >http://www.cyto.purdue.edu > >and send me a message as to how to improve, fix, or change >something. > > >Paul Robinson > >Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories > > ><nofill> >J.Paul Robinson, Ph.D., >Professor of Immunopharmacology >Professor of Biomedical Engineering >Director, Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories >Hansen Hall, Roon B050 >Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1515 >(Ph) (765) 494-0757 Fax (765) 494-0517 >jpr@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu > >http://www.cyto.purdue.edu > >http://www.bioscope.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Margaret M. Tropea Critical Care Medicine Department National Institutes of Health (ph) 301-496-7752 (fax) 301-480-3389 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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