[Talk-us] Using prefixes for regional mail list topics

[Richard Welty]

On 12/3/09 12:50 AM, Randy wrote:
> I'm reposting this, as it was rather stupid to post it under a
> San Fransico/Bay topic that was only remotely related (i.e. being regional).
>
>    
>> This may very well already be the defacto standard, but if not, might I
>> suggest that we establish a best practice of prefixing subjects which are
>> regionally directed with a 2-4 character region prefix followed by a colon?
>>
>> NY: has already been used.
>> other states also would be by postal code abbreviation
having spontaneously started using NY: (the convention may predate me, 
but if so i've
not seen it previously), i'm of course inclined to support this.

but i suggest that prefixes that aren't state postal codes but come into 
common use should go
on a wiki page somewhere.

richard