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==Subject Topic Tags== | ==Subject Topic Tags== | ||
In the subject line of a post, you can mark the post with one of the following tags. Tags are only recognised if a colon follows and not other decoration (e.g. brackets) are used. Any 'Re:' etc. is irrelevant -- the software skips it. | |||
Good tag syntax: | |||
CHAT: Is the world really round? | |||
Bad tag syntax: | |||
[CHAT]: Is the world really round? | |||
These are the official tags the listserv software can be instructed to | |||
filter automatically. There are currently exactly three: | |||
* CHAT: off-topic stuff of the conversational sort | * CHAT: off-topic stuff of the conversational sort | ||
* USAGE: natural language usage (all of the YAEPT and similar should use this) | * USAGE: natural language usage (all of the YAEPT and similar should use this) | ||
* THEORY: linguistic theory discussions | * THEORY: linguistic theory discussions | ||
* OT: | Only the above three tags are official and configured for filtering. | ||
There are a few others that are worth mentioning: | |||
* OT: should not be used, use CHAT instead as some software had problems with 'OT' | |||
* OFFLIST: not actually seen on-list, this tag is added to make explicitly clear that you are taking a subject offlist (i.e. you're emailing someone directly about it) | * OFFLIST: not actually seen on-list, this tag is added to make explicitly clear that you are taking a subject offlist (i.e. you're emailing someone directly about it) | ||
The following are explicitly not included in the list of filterable tags: | |||
* META: threads about CONLANG-L itself | * META: threads about CONLANG-L itself | ||
* TECH: technical issues (e.g. email programs, list-related technical problems, etc) | * TECH: technical issues (e.g. email programs, list-related technical problems, etc) | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 18 July 2006
Subject Topic Tags
In the subject line of a post, you can mark the post with one of the following tags. Tags are only recognised if a colon follows and not other decoration (e.g. brackets) are used. Any 'Re:' etc. is irrelevant -- the software skips it.
Good tag syntax:
CHAT: Is the world really round?
Bad tag syntax:
[CHAT]: Is the world really round?
These are the official tags the listserv software can be instructed to filter automatically. There are currently exactly three:
- CHAT: off-topic stuff of the conversational sort
- USAGE: natural language usage (all of the YAEPT and similar should use this)
- THEORY: linguistic theory discussions
Only the above three tags are official and configured for filtering.
There are a few others that are worth mentioning:
- OT: should not be used, use CHAT instead as some software had problems with 'OT'
- OFFLIST: not actually seen on-list, this tag is added to make explicitly clear that you are taking a subject offlist (i.e. you're emailing someone directly about it)
The following are explicitly not included in the list of filterable tags:
- META: threads about CONLANG-L itself
- TECH: technical issues (e.g. email programs, list-related technical problems, etc)
Acronyms
List of acronyms specific to the Conlang Mailing List:
- ANADEW - "A natlang's already dunnit, except worse"
- ANADEWISM - Something you thought was unique, but is really an ANADEW
- YAEPT (the original acronym) - Yet Another English Pronounciation Thrread
- YADPT
- YAGPT
- YAEGT - Yet Another English Grammar Thread
- general pattern: YA(Language)(Topic)T
- LCC - the Language Creation Conference
- NLF2DWS or NLWS - Non-linear [fully 2-dimensional] writing system
- CONLANG - Not actually an acronym, CONLANG in all caps refers to the conlang mailing list hosted by Brown University. AKA conlang-l, Conlang-L, CONLANG-L, or just CONLANG
