On Oct 24, 2020, at 4:10 AM, Timothy Collinson - timothy.collinson at port.ac.uk (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
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> While we're on the subject of etiquette, and directed at no one in particular, could we revisit the old habit of trimming
> unwanted material in replies?  I've noticed quite a lot of lengthy posts which are then replied to with no trimming. (And sometimes replied to at length which multiplies the problem, or replied to, in full, multiple times.)

I’d have to agree on this one.  Though this list seems to do better than one I’m on dedicated to Classic Computing, where some of the members actually read on classic systems.  As a whole, email etiquette has gone out the window.  Thread drift is a big one.

> Your passengers are boarding your ship for Jump to the next world.  What etiquette would you expect them to follow as travellers generally?  What etiquette do you explain and expect them to follow on *your* ship?

This one got me to thinking, both in terms of Sci-Fi TV shows, and my own life.  I can think of examples of stumbling over problems of etiquette in Sci-Fi TV shows, but I can’t think of any specific examples of what you’re talking about.  I very distinctly remember the briefings on etiquette, from when I was in the Navy, and we were escorting oil tankers through the Straights of Hormuz (at that time I was on a Frigate).  Oddly enough, I don’t remember if we had such briefings after the first Gulf War, when I was their on an Aircraft Carrier.  My guess is that we had them on the Carrier as well, and I didn’t pay attention having been there twice already.

I find myself wondering if such occurrences would be better accepted in older Sci-Fi than in new, as the pace of shows has changed over the years.

Zane