[MSN] list feedback: One of the biggest mysteries in the postings arises from trying to identify exactly where the untoward behavior discussed in the postings actually took place.

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Van: Dr. Thomas Loftfield [mailto:dd at barbmuse.org.bb] 
Verzonden: woensdag 13 juni 2007 16:15
Aan: msn-list at te.verweg.com
Onderwerp: RE: MSN-list Digest, Vol 7, Issue 140

Dear Security Network,

    I find your postings to be extremely helpful in identifying potential
security lapses in our museum, and for alerting staff to what sorts of items
have gone missing in the world.  However, I would suggest that often one of
the biggest mysteries in the postings arises from trying to identify exactly
where the untoward behavior discussed in the postings actually took place.
It would be very helpful (even though it will reduce the amount of game time
spent solving the mysteries of where listed actions took place) if people
posting alerts took the time to identify the location discussed.  Simply
listing the place as "West Robberyville" doesn't provide the same level of
understanding as would "West Robberyville, New York, USA".  This problem
seems to be at its worst when postings are simple transfers of newspaper
articles which sometimes have as an identifier only the name of the
newspaper from which the posting was derived.

Cheers,

Thomas Loftfield
Deputy Director
Barbados Museum and Historical Society
Barbados, West Indies