Subject: Online-News monthly note -- August 1998 From: Steve Outing Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 08:38:31 -0600
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Monthly note -- Online-News mailing list -- August 1998
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This monthly note to Online-News subscribers is meant as an introduction 
to new subscribers, a reminder for old-timers, a statement of list 
policies, and an update on list administrative matters. 

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The Online-News list is made possible by:

* Email Publishing - Premier email subscription management services for the
publishing industry - http://www.emailpub.com
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* Knight Ridder Real Cities - Real News. Real Information. Real People. 
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* Tribune Interactive - Autofinder - http://hamptonroads.digitalcity.com/auto/
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* Lyris - mailing list software - http://www.lyris.com
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NEWS
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Oops! I forgot to send this out at the beginning of the month. I send 
out these monthly messages as a reminder of list policies and procedures. 
It's a good idea to file this away for future reference should you have 
list questions.

A word about our sponsors:
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The Online-News forum, Web discussion archive and related services 
survive because of the support of corporate sponsors. I'd like to take 
this opportunity to thank the sponsors for this year. A couple of 
companies -- Tribune Interactive and PR Newswire -- were kind enough to 
sponsor Online-News/Online-Newspapers for several months this year, but 
their runs as sponsors are winding down.

For the later months of this year, I could use additional sponsors. If 
you're interested, please contact Steve Outing at steve@planetarynews.com 
or tel. 303-543-7810.

EVERYTHING YOUR EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ONLINE-NEWS
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1. About Online-News
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Online-News is a public list dealing primarily with the transition of
traditional news media into the online world. While we primarily focus on
print media activity in cyberspace, overall "new media" is fair game. If
this is not what you expected, now is the time to change planes!

Online-News is NOT a general journalism discussion list. Nor is it a place 
to disseminate general-interest news tips to journalists.

2. How to send messages to Online-News
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Send to online-news@planetarynews.com ; this will send your message to all
list subscribers around the world.

3. When you have trouble
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First, check your list account at http://www.planetarynews.com/online-news 
Many problems are the result of users not receiving mail because the 
address that the list has recorded is different from the one that the 
list member is using. For example, if the list will not accept your 
submissions, it probably is because the address you are attempting to 
post from and the address the list software has recorded for you do not 
match up. In this case, change your address in your list Settings. 

For other troubles, first contact your local site administrator, who 
should be able to help you. If that fails, then contact the list owner, 
Steve Outing, at steve@planetarynews.com (or 
online-news-owner@planetarynews.com).

4. How to unsubscribe
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If you ever want to unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to
lyris@planetarynews.com and type "unsubscribe online-news" in the
body of the message. (Alternatively, you can unsubscribe via the list's 
Web interface at http://www.planetarynews.com/online-news )

5. How to subscribe
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Send a message to lyris@planetarynews.com and type "subscribe online-news" 
in the body of the message. (Alternatively, you can unsubscribe via the 
list's Web interface at http://www.planetarynews.com/online-news )

6. How to stop mail when on vacation
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Visit the list Web interface at http://www.planetarynews.com/online-news , 
log in with your e-mail address, and click on "Your Settings." On the 
resulting form, look for the "Status" entry, and select "No Mail" from 
the pop-up menu. Then click "Save Settings" at the bottom of the page. 
When you return from vacation, repeat the procedure and change your 
Status entry to enable mail delivery of list messages again.

7. Can I read this list in digest format?
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Yes, you can instruct the list software to send you either 1) individual 
messages as they are posted to the list; 2) a daily Digest message, 
containing all the messages posted to the list that day; or 3) a daily 
Index message, which contains only the Subject line and first line of 
text of messages posted to the list each day. (With the Index option, 
you can send an e-mail message to the list software instructing it to 
send you full text of messages that you would like to see.)

To set your list delivery options, go to the list Web site -- 
http://www.planetarynews.com/online-news -- and click on the "Your 
Settings" button. Then choose the delivery option you want from the 
"Status" field, and click "Save settings" at the bottom of the form.

8. How can I find archives of list discussion?
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The Online-News list discussion is archived. The archive Web site is 
at http://www.planetarynews.com/on-archive 
Some people prefer to read list messages this way, rather than receive 
messages in their mailbox. 

(Alternatively, you can read 7 days' worth of Online-News discussions at 
the list Web page, http://www.planetarynews.com/online-news 
If you prefer to read the list this way, you can set your Settings to No 
Mail (using the "Status" field in your Settings area), then read messages 
on the Web.)

9. Can I read Online-News as a newsgroup?
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You can read Online-News in newsgroup format if you have a client application 
that supports secure newsgroups. (Most modern Web browsers' newsreader 
features support this.) Here's the address:
news://clio.lyris.net/online-news

Note: You can participate in Online-News from the newsgroup version of the 
list -- but you MUST be a list member in order to post to the list. If you 
want to read Online-News as a newsgroup, then change your list settings so 
that you do not receive list mail. (Go to the list Web page at 
http://www.planetarynews.com/online-news and log in with your e-mail 
address. Then click "Your Settings" and look for the "Status" field. Change 
the pop-up menu option to "No Mail," then click the "Save Changes" button 
at the bottom of the form.)

10. Can I get a list of subscribers to the list?
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No. This feature has been disabled, as an anti-spam measure. Only the list 
administrator can see the full list of Online-News subscribers.

11. DOES ONLINE-NEWS HAVE A MEMBER DIRECTORY?
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On the Online-News Web site there is a Member Directory for all members 
of the list. Members get to post an extended entry about themselves 
including contact information, photo, resume, and list of publications. 
There is no charge to be included in the directory. It's a great way to 
learn about your fellow list members. It's also a great place to look 
when you are seeking qualified employees or consultants. The Member 
Directory is at:
http://www.planetarynews.com/on-archive (click on the "Member Directory" 
link.)

12. This is an unmoderated list
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Messages sent to online-news@planetarynews.com do not go through a human
editor. The list software automatically disseminates your message to all
list subscribers throughout the world.

13. List netiquette
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Because this is an unmoderated list, you are responsible for what you post to
the list. Please take care in choosing your words, keeping in mind that you
are sending your thoughts to thousands of people -- many of them colleagues
in your profession. Here are some guidelines:
* Please keep flames off the list; send them privately, if you must.
* If you are quoting someone else's words, credit them. But please be careful
  to make sure you are attributing excerpts of a message to the correct
  person. A frequent error is for a previous message to be attributed to
  someone else who contributed to the thread earlier.
* Keep your messages short to conserve bandwidth. (They're more likely to be
  read by other list subscribers if you do.)
* Don't quote an entire message, only to add a "Me too!" note on the end. The
  best technique is to quote only small portions of messages you are
  responding to -- just enough to make the context of your reply understood.
* Stay on the topic. This is the most important rule of netiquette for this
  list. General journalism topics and messages unrelated to online publishing
  are not fair game. The list will be most useful to you as a resource if
  everyone sticks to the agreed-upon topic.
* Use a descriptive subject line.  Many people decide whether they want
  to read a message based on the content of the subject line.
* If a thread changes topic mid-stream, change the subject line to fit the
  new topic. (e.g., "Re: Delphi and MCI (was Re: Murdoch rumor)")
* Sign all your messages. You are more likely to get people to listen to your
  message if they can associate a name with the words. Many return email
  addresses do not indicate who you are (e.g., 71112@compuserve.com), so
  please remember to sign your name -- and, preferably, professional
  affiliation -- at the end of your message.
* Be tolerant of newcomers who make mistakes. We were all new to this medium
  once.
* Remember, there are real people at the other end of this mailing list.
  Please be respectful in your public communications with the members of
  this list.

14. Respect copyright
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Please do not distribute copyrighted information to the online-news list.
Sending the full text of a New York Times article about online newspapers,
for example, is not acceptable and is a violation of the Times' copyright. It
is acceptable to send excerpts of that article to the list, under "fair use."
Repeated violation of this restriction is one of the few things that will get
you banned from participating in this list.

15. Press releases
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Posting press releases to the list is appropriate in certain instances, such
as to announce a new product or service that is relevant to the topic of the
list. Press releases about unrelated products will not be tolerated. Post
press releases with moderation. For example, a weekly press release about the
latest content of an online news service is going too far; once a month
*might* be acceptable. (List members, rather than the list owner, are likely
to tell you if you've crossed the line!)

16.  Posting policy/guidelines
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Because Online-News is an archived discussion forum, please be
aware that your messages posted to the Online-News list will be included on
the Online-News Web site operated on the servers of Guided Tour Software.
Subscribers to Online-News agree to allow Planetary News and Guided Tour
Software to republish their posts to the list on the hypermail archive with
no expectation of financial or other compensation by Planetary News or
Guided Tour Software. Acceptance of this condition is a requirement of
participation in the Online-News list. If this is not acceptable, THEN DO
NOT POST MESSAGES TO THIS LIST.

17. Does the list accept automated commands?
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Yes. Lyris mailing list software recognizes most list commands that you 
may be used to from other list software (such as ListServ, Majordomo, 
etc.). For instructions on e-mail commands recognized by this list, see 
http://www.lyris.com/help/LyrisEmailCommands.html

(Remember, most of your interaction with the list software can be 
conducted via the list's Web site, which is at 
http://www.planetarynews.com/online-news . There's no need to 
issue e-mail commands unless you want to.)

18. Who makes Online-News possible?
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Online-News is maintained by Steve Outing, president of Planetary News, 
an online publishing and interactive media research and consulting firm 
located in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Steve is also a columnist for Editor & 
Publisher Interactive who writes Stop The Presses!, which covers the 
interactive media business. (It can be found at 
http://www.mediainfo.com/ephome/news/newshtm/stop/stop.htm ) And he is 
co-founder of ClearGate Communications (http://www.clearmail.com) and 
The Content Exchange (coming soon).

The list is hosted on the servers of The Shelby Group of Oakland, 
California, developers of Lyris mailing list software, which is used for 
this discussion list. Information about Lyris can be found at 
http://www.lyris.com

You may occasionally see promotional announcements about Lyris on the 
Online-News list and Web sites.

19.  Statistics for online-news
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Number of subscribers (includes gateways)........1,253*

* There's no way to know how many people actually read this list. Many
subscribing addresses are gateways to multiple recipients at corporate and
educational LANs. From anecdotal evidence, I'd *guess* that at least 2-3
times this number of people read online-news. (Also, several hundred 
people per day visit the list's Web archive site.)

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Steve Outing                                   Planetary News
steve@planetarynews.com                        Boulder, Colorado, USA
Owner: Online-News, Online-Writing             voice: 303-543-7810
and Online-Newspapers lists                    fax: 303-543-1059
           Read my Stop The Presses! column on E&P Interactive:
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