> > o A stronger community results when individuals respond to >> individuals as opposed to responding to all members of the the list... >> > >I don't doubt that you are right about that, but I do read threads that have >nothing to do with me. And I have gained quite a bit of personal knowledge >by doing so. So when I have a problem and ask the list for help, I like to >think that by replying to the list I help to further other's knowledge as >well... but maybe thats just me ;)
Yes.. that is the ideal :) ... but take a look at what happens to a list when reply-to is set to the list and the people do not exercise *a lot* of self-discipline... I just recently un-subscribed to just such a list because the traffic and noise just became intolerable... And I was REALLY interested in the subject matter too! So it was not as easy decision... at first. The list was an otherwise useful list except that personal attacks and me too's, and jsut and overall chattiness prevailed... It was all posted to the list... I finally through in the towel. In contrast, I cannot (do not want to) afford to leave the AMANDA list any time soon. Plus, there are some *way* smart people here (with more experience in their little finger than...). The community risks losing these people if their busy lives (or personalities) cannot tolerate excessive list traffic. In my opinion, the daily traffic is high enough as configured... :)
