discussion lists Cardiff Postgraduate Research Seminar 3 February 2006 available at:

While we are discussing ing… a little reminder to PG students: University regulations require you to check your accounts at least once a week In the near future, none of the CLCR, ENCAP and University Registry distribution lists will contain other than your cardiff.ac.uk account address It is absolutely essential that you have regular access to any mail being sent to your cardiff.ac.uk address. You can use your personal address to communicate with an individual member of CLCR

Outline mailing lists: what they are and how they work finding the right mailing list for you subbing and unsubbing what you can do with the list public vs private behaviour

Internet Mailing Lists: what they are and how they work Majordomo Listserv web-based e.g. yahoo groups web-based forums e.g. guardiantalk

examples of mailing lists Corpora List Sociocybernetics Media-Watch

Discussion Lists, Forums, Newsgroups, and blogs

finding the right mailing list for you

subscribing and unsubscribing: the key to success the server address: communicating with a machine (system commands) the list address: communicating with people (say what you like) understanding the difference between it's easy to find out which is which 

what you can (should?) do with the list observe the culture find out who the members are introduce yourself lurk participate Basic Commands in different systems

public vs private behaviour professional/academic lists are great BUT they can make or break your career! Handle with care. if you don't know already, learn where you should be sending your message: to all members? one member? or the trash? be patient, try to avoid "rapid fire" responses don’t be lazy never forward/copy/include someone else's private message in a message you send to the list practice good netiquette remember: no is truly private

Questions? Advice? Shared Experience?

Food for Thought / Resources Internet & Networking: Internet Mailing Lists Guides and Resources When Hitting Reply Means Forever By Frank Midler How To Ask Questions The Smart Way Geek to Live: Train others how to use by Gina Trapani The Net User Guidelines and Netiquette by Arlene H. Rinaldi