[Air-l] writing effective questions to lists

[Mark D. Johns]

Barry Wellman wrote:
> ... My quick guide is:
> 
> 1. Be specific as to content and need.
> 
> 2. Lurk on the list for a while to get a sense of its style.
> 
> 3. Try to post something else first, so that you are contributing as well
> as asking for information.
> ...

Shouldn't the order here be 2, 3, 1 ???
-- 
Mark D. Johns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Head of the
   Department of Communication Studies
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA
http://academic.luther.edu/~johnsmar/
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