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Appendices

Outline of Section

8.1 Archive Files Used in the Analyses

BEE-L Archive Files

8.2 Summarised Data Tables

Summarised Message Data by Month

Summarised Header and Domain Data by Month

8.3 Other Data Tables

8.3.1 Data Related to Individuals Writing Messages

Writers of Largest Numbers of Messages

8.3.2 Data Related to Header and Subject Analysis

Number of Lines in Message Headers

Number of Characters in Subject: Lines of Messages

Contents of Subject: Lines

8.3.3 Data Related to Time and Date of Messages

Hour of the Day When Messages Were Written

Postings by Day of the Week

Number of Messages by Month of the Year

Size of Messages (in kb.) by Month of the Year

8.3.4 Data Related to Domains of Origin of Messages

ccTLD/gTLD of Origin

Messages by Nature of Domain

BITNET Originated Messages

Messages from “Web-based” Email Domains

Messages by Originating Domains

Lengths of Originating Domain Name

Levels of Domains Originating Messages

8.3.5 Data Related to Numbers of Lines and Quoted Lines

Total Number of Lines in Messages

Number of Original Lines in Messages

Number of Quoted Lines in Messages

8.4 Guidelines for BEE-L Submissions

Reprinted from: http://www.internode.net/HoneyBee/BEE-L/guidelines.htm

1. Do not include excessive quotes of previous submissions. If you must quote previous postings, include only what is necessary to make your point. Submissions that include the entirety of previous posts will be rejected without comment or notice.

2. Submit your posts as TEXT ONLY! There are many sub scribers whose mailers will not interpret text markup languages and to them submissions which include markup characters (such as HTML) appear as gibberish. Submissions to BEE-L must be in the lowest common denominator for all subscribers, which is TEXT ONLY! Posts submitted to BEE-L in markup languages will be rejected without notice.

3. Binary file attachments are not allowed on BEE-L. Similar to markup languages, many subscribers have mailers not able to decipher binary file attachments (such as MS Word attachments). Submissions with binary attachments are never approved by the list moderators, most times without notice. Suggestions for binary attachments include deciphering them at your end to include in the text of your submission or making them available at your site and advertising their availability on BEE-L. Please verify your URLs. If detected, submissions with invalid or nonexistant URLs will not be approved, possibly without notice.

4. Do not send personal responses to the entire list. If Bea Keepr posts something to the list that inspires you to write to Bea, DO NOT send your personal response to BEE-L, send it to Bea! Only send to the list that which you want read by everyone. Submissions to the list that appear to be personal responses are rarely approved by the list moderators, often without notice.

5. Trolling (name calling, baiting, incivility) is not tol erated. Heated discussions are allowed, after all we're beekeepers and may not always agree. But as Rodney King put it, "Can't we all just get along?" This is a grey area up to the discretion of the moderators, but offending submissions will be rejected without notice.

6. Do not send LISTSERV service requests to the list. Requests of LISTSERV for list services must be sent to: LISTSERV@listserv.albany.edu LISTSERV service requests sent to BEE-L are never approved by the list moderators, no notice is given and the requested service is not provided.

7. Submissions to BEE-L must be related to the "Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology". SPAM is NEVER approved! Furthermore, submissions must be "Informed"! BEE-L is not intended to be a substitute for beginning texts on keeping bees. If your question is a basic beekeeping question, it has probably been asked and answered on BEE-L before, perhaps many times. Answers to frequently asked questions may be found by searching the BEE-L archives. Submissions of frequently asked questions may be approved or not, with or without notice. Approved frequently asked questions are often met with cries of "Search the Archives!". Cries of "Search the Archives!" are sometimes approved to drive home the point, but rarely.

8. Submissions to BEE-L should not contain misinformation. Although slow to admit it, the moderators do not know it all. However, blatant misinformation is rejected with out notice. Realizing there is a fine line between new, thought provoking ideas and misinformation the moderators strive for leniency in their judgment and prefer to err on the side of thought provoking ideas. Reader beware that if you read it here it ain't necessarily so!

9. BEE-L is not a marketplace. Product reviews are welcome. Product announcements are tolerated. Repeated announcements and marketing are less welcome proportionately to their frequency. Advertisements may be rejected without notice.

10. Lastly, long signature files are discouraged. A guide line of five lines maximum is suggested. Life histories and driving directions to your doorstep or place of business are strongly discouraged and are often rejected without notice.

The BEE-L moderators and subscribers thank you in advance for adhering to these guidelines. We hope you find your BEE-L experience informative, engaging, educational and most importantly, fun!