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Re: Charter Links (was Re: Bulk Lego Auctions)
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Date: 
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 14:42:49 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Thomas Garrison wrote:
> But I notice that (at least in Pine) the charter links are more than a
> screenful of text below the front of the message. If all I did was
> reply with my "x" in the right spot I'd never notice them. In fact, I
> bother to check to see if the quoted message in the confirmation
> e-mail does look vaguely like what I wrote. . .and I still didn't
> notice the charter links until I read your message and went back to
> look. Is there some positioning that can make the charter more
> obvious?

well, I'm open to suggestions - though I think the message
authentication part is more important... especially after the first time
you post. These links are more to allow you to look up a charter when
you need it, than to force you to read it every time.

> Something else that might be helpful would be a link to the
> appropriate group charter from the "Before you post" screen when using
> the Web interface. Those are dynamically generated anyway, right?

nod, good idea, I'll see what can be done :)

Dan



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  Charter Links (was Re: Bulk Lego Auctions)
 
(...) Yep, it's there, and it's good to have a convenient way to get to charters. But I notice that (at least in Pine) the charter links are more than a screenful of text below the front of the message. If all I did was reply with my "x" in the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.admin.general)

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