[TriLUG] Reminder - NC*SA presents...[etc.]
Jos Purvis
purvis at melete.org
Wed Sep 8 14:51:58 EDT 2004
Matt Pusateri wrote:
> Please don't take this the wrong way, as I am sure you only doing a small
> public service here. But, I am already subscribed to the NCSA lists. I
> would suggest that you do not need to continue to forward another list's
> anouncements. If people want them they can subscribe themselves.
DISCLAIMER: I am not local, so these meeting announcements don't really
apply to me (barring sudden airline ticket specials).
That said, I myself don't mind this sort of cross-posting on lists I'm on,
provided it's done rationally. I don't always want the traffic that comes
with subscribing to another group's email lists, but when they're having a
talk by someone as well-known and interesting at Tom Limoncelli, I sure as
heck like to know about it so I can attend.
On the other appendage, I would recommend that *second* posts or reminders
of cross-posted announcements like this be made in brief format, a la:
========
This is a reminder that next meeting of the North Carolina System
Administrators will be Monday, September 13, 2004, at 7pm. Details
about this special meeting and directions are provided [on their website
(http://www.ncsysadmin.org)]
Topic: "Where the Heck is My Flying Car?"
Speaker: Tom Limoncelli, Co-author, The Practice of System and Network
Administration
Time & Date: 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 13, 2004
Location: Red Hat Corporate HQ, 1801 Varsity Dr, Raleigh, NC
========
That gets the essential details across to people, and tells them where to
find more info if they're interested. Where possible, it's also really nice
to append a comment when cross-posting to let people know why this might be
relevant to them: in this case, Tom L. is the author of the book above, one
of the best guides to being a sysadmin out there, and is a good speaker
to boot. :)
Just my $0.02.
--Jos
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