Hi Jim, and welcome to the discussion!

You wrote, "Please explain the second bullet, i.e., what are "trailing
replies," what is "trimming" them, and pretty much the whole rest of
that bullet. In non-tech speak, please. Sorry, I'm new to participating
in these discussions. I've only replied to something once and that was a
couple of years ago."

Yes, I see what you mean about the tech speak! Sorry about that.  
 
1. "Trailing replies"

Trailing replies are the old messages you see in an email when you click
"reply." So take this email for example. To "trim" trailing replies, I
would delete everything beneath my signature _before_ I hit send. (I've
left the replies in this email so that you can see what I mean by
trailing replies.) If there are parts of other messages that you'd like
to include in your message, you might copy and paste them into your new
message (like I did by quoting you above) so that it is clear about
which points you are addressing.

2. "Digest format"

Digest format is a discussion list subscription option for subscribers.
You can set your subscription to receive posts bundled in one or two
emails per day (versus 1 email per posting). Think of it like collecting
a stack of newspapers but instead you're collecting a stack of emails.
When the stack reaches a certain size, the discussion list software puts
all posts into one long email and sends it to you. 

But if each post contains all of the old "trailing replies" then you
might imagine how difficult that could be to sort through.  Plus the
stack grows faster and you'll receive just as many digest emails as you
would if you weren't subscribed in digest format. Thus my suggestion in
#1 above.

Not completely devoid of "non-tech speak" I'm afraid. But does this help
at all? (And if other digest subscribers want to chime in, please do!)

Cheers, Jackie
jataylor at utk.edu 

-----Original Message-----
From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Lively,
Jim
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:20 AM
To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2191] Re: Information for Guest
Discussion

Please explain the second bullet, i.e., what are "trailing replies,"
what is "trimming" them, and pretty much the whole rest of that bullet.
In non-tech speak, please. Sorry, I'm new to participating in these
discussions. I've only replied to something once and that was a couple
of years ago.
Thanks,
Jim

________________________________
From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov
[professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Taylor, Jackie
[jataylor at utk.edu]
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 7:05 AM
To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2178] Information for Guest Discussion

Good day or evening, all,
Our guest discussion of Student Involvement and Critical Thinking in
Adult Literacy begins today. One goal of the discussion is to share
ideas, strategies, and approaches so that those planning instruction and
professional development for fall may adapt some of the ideas shared.
Please ask questions that will help you to achieve your own goals for
participating. Resources and strategies that subscribers share will then
be compiled and posted to the PD List.

Just a few items as we get started:


 *   Topics of discussion often change through dialogue. Please adjust
the subject lines of posts to match the topic being discussed.


 *   Trim off trailing replies as applicable. This helps subscribers who
receive PD List posts in "digest" format because the digests are bundled
and sent once the compilation of posts reaches a certain size limit
(KB).


 *   The list archives provide a second way to monitor the
conversations. To view the archives, visit:

http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/2008/date.html


 *   Most importantly, we hope to hear from you. To participate in the
discussion, send your email messages to:
professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov<mailto:professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov

> .


Looking forward,

~ Jackie

Jackie Taylor, Adult Literacy Professional Development List Moderator,
jataylor at utk.edu<mailto:jataylor at utk.edu>
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