Hopeless cause

[Karl F. Larsen]

Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:05:11 -0500
> James Montgomery <james_montgomery at me.com> wrote:
> 
>> Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
>>> James Montgomery wrote:
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>>>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>>>> 	I have been reading this list and offering help when I
>>>>> know the answer to the problem. But my answer is moderated by the 
>>>>> new system they have, and my help has been between 2 and 4 
>>>>> days late on the list. By the time my email arrives either 
>>>>> someone else helped, or the person with the problem has given up.
>>>>>
>>>>> 	So I have decided to stop trying to help. It is hopeless.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 Karl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Karl, this is exactly why you should reply to the list and CC the
>>>> original recipient. That is generally how moderated lists function
>>>> efficiently and effectively.
>>>>
>>>> J.M.
>>> 	Hmmm, not a good idea. It would piss me off very quickly if
>>> I started getting a duplicate of every message when I'm part of a
>>> thread in a mailing list.
>>>
>> Dave,
>>
>> I would hope they weren't CC'ing the enitre thread every message. It's
>> customary to respond to a specific question in that fashion. Eg:
>>
>> User A Posts: $PROBLEM
>>
>> User B Replies directly to User A and CC the list (for archival
>> purposes)
>>
>> Solved.
>>
>> J.M.
>>
> I agree with Dave Woyciesjes.  I would not like to see replies sent
> directly to me even if I was the original poster.  I am a list member
> and read the list.
> IIANM, the mailing list etiquette page asks so, too, where it says:
> 
> (under, "Threading")
> 2. When replying to messages, use your email client's Reply To List
> function, rather than "Reply" or "Reply To All".
> 
> Cybe R. Wizard

	You seem to have little to worry about. Thunderbird default 
will not allow a reply-all on this list for some good reason 
unknown to me. Reply-all works fine on all the other lists I 
belong to. So it is something special.


73 Karl


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