This is certainly a hot topic...or it hit a nerve. I have seen more emails about this topic than any other! I have both been offended by people on electronic devices while at a meeting and unfortunately I have been the offender. Common courtesy applies, but that is oftentimes lacking in today's society. I feel we have to take the positive with the negative when it comes to technology.
Susan Barnes
Records Management Supervisor
Eastern Municipal Water District
Is it really necessary to print this email? Think Green!
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Phillips
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:50 PM
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Subject: Re: OT: Mobile Device Etiquette
Unfortunately, standard "guidance" may be difficult. What is appropriate often depends on the setting. It is accepted in some group settings that gazing into LCD screens is appropriate, because it is an informal meeting and everyone is doing it, often to get information for the meeting itself.
However, in other settings, the same behavior could really irritate those around us. A lot of this can be solved if the meeting organizer or host sets the rules and agendas. In many cases, if individuals know they can "check in" electronically later, the pressure to be continually mentally online subsides. Imagine the advantage of being able to tell your boss that you were forced into being out of touch for a few minutes!
Maybe someone can invent an "LCD Jammer" that obliterates what is being displayed on any LCD screen within 50 yards of the machine. At the beginning of the meeting the host could simply turn it on and watch half of the audience go bonkers and race for the exits!
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John Phillps
Information Technology Decisions
www.infotechdecisions.net
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cherise Forbes
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:02 PM
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Subject: Re: OT: Mobile Device Etiquette
Again, work is one thing. Facebook and nonstop texting is another!
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