Hello, and welcome to the Academic
Staff Assembly listserv!
This is an unmoderated listserv for
members of the UW-Madison Academic Staff Assembly and the Academic Staff
Executive Committee. Postings will go to everyone on the listserv. Replies will
also go to everyone, not just the author.
The Assembly listserv is an easy way
to communicate with each other between Assembly meetings. We can use the list
to share information, ask questions, and support each other in our roles as
Assembly reps and alternates.
For those of you unfamiliar with
listservs, a "listserv" is a service that allows you to send an email
message to a single address, which then distributes your message to all members
of a particular list. When you send an email message to our listserv address
(assembly@lists.services.wisc.edu), your message gets distributed to everyone
who belongs to that list (in our case, Assembly reps and alternates, ASEC
members, and Secretary of Academic Staff Colleen McCabe).
There is also a web interface where
you can see a list of recent messages and replies. Go to
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/?forum=assembly to view messages, and login to
post/reply. Due to open meeting requirements, anyone can view what is posted.
Here are a few tips for using our
listserv and practicing good list "netiquette":
1. To send a message to all Assembly
listserv members, address your message to assembly@lists.services.wisc.edu
2. When you reply to a message from
the Assembly listserv, note the address that appears in the "To:"
line of your message. To reply only to the original sender, be sure that the
"To:" line includes ONLY the person's name and NOT the name of the
listserv. To reply to the entire list, be sure that the "To:" line
includes the address of the listserv (assembly@lists.services.wisc.edu) It can
be very embarrassing if you reply incorrectly and post a personal message to
the entire discussion group that was intended for an individual.
3. Always include your name and
district number somewhere in your message.
4. When quoting another person's
message, edit out whatever isn't directly applicable to your reply. Don't let
your mailing software automatically quote the entire body of messages you are
replying to when it's not necessary. Take the time to edit any quotations down
to the minimum necessary to provide context for your reply. Nobody likes
reading a long message in quotes for the third or fourth time, only to be
followed by a one line response: "Yeah, me too."
5. Resist the temptation to
"flame" others on the list. ["Flaming" is a personal attack
on another list member.] Remember that these discussions are "public"
and meant for constructive exchanges. Treat the others on the list as you would
want them to treat you.
6. If you wish to unsubscribe from the
list, please contact Colleen McCabe at cmccabe@wisc.edu. DO NOT send requests
to the list.
These are just a few tips. As a group
we can develop our own netiquette and decide what's appropriate and what's not.
If you have questions about the list, you can send them to the list (if it is
of interest to most members) or to me (eajansen@wisc.edu) or Colleen McCabe
(cmccabe@wisc.edu).
Lisa Jansen
District 460 Representative and former
Ad Hoc Communications Committee Co-chair
p.s. Some of the above netiquette tips
are reprinted from
http://wise.fau.edu/netiquette/net/dis.html
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