Sign your posts - Netiquette reminder

[mbulriss]

I just got back from ten days of traveling and in getting caught up on
the posts, I find many recent posts without signatures. Most active
forums require signatures from members, and we are no different.

Please sign your posts with your name, type of Bird (or "Wannabe" if
looking to buy), and your general location. If you are looking for
answers, it is easier to respond to a post that includes the relevant
information about the coach in question. A location in the signature
often leads to specific geographic area answers when looking for
service, parts, or help.

Signing posts is just common courtesy and allows other members to know
who they are chatting with. As a private members-only forum, the only
people reading these posts are other members, NOT the general public.

One recent new ex-member, when asked privately to please sign his
posts, responded too vehemently that he was not signing anything - for
fear of 'people' his privacy - and yours. He is no longer here - hint, hint. I can
take a joke, but this job doesn't pay well enough to take abuse.)

**If you are paranoid about the 'gubinmet' tracking you, and/or you
have something to hide, you shouldn't be on the Net in any fashion any
way!**

Here's a recent reminder from another forum I belong to:

"We require signed posts. The government will read anything and follow
everything straight back to the plug in your wall, whether it being a
mansion or a trailer, the only ones one you are succesful in hiding
from is US, the listees. And being here on this list, we're supposed
to be your friends.....
AND nobody has friends with no names!"

That pretty well sums it up. In general, we want to know who we are
sharing information with. (Many members-only Corvette and Harley
forums refuse to accept any unsigned posts to avoid the prospect of
potential thefts by unknown indivduals. Repeated offenses lead to
moderation or banning.)

SO......, PLEASE SIGN YOUR POSTS. Most email programs have signature
files that you can create so that you don't have to type the
information each time. Look in the help files for your email program
to find out how to create a signature file.

Thank you!

Mike Bulriss 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX