On Jun 26, 2011, at 2:45 PM, LuKreme wrote: >> the author's private email address. Moderators, please >> fix this! > > Not speaking for the moderators, but speaking as someone who is on a LOT of > mailing lists, I can say that I would unsubscribe if this happened. I do not > subscribe to any lists that obfuscate the sender's email, I have never > subscribed to a mailing list that obfuscates the sender's email, and I would > never subscribe to a list that obfuscates the sender's email.
Seconded. List/groups/forums where identity is hidden/anonymized/obfuscated only attract undesirables who believe they can act badly without repercussions. Just look at what has happened to usenet where one can post without a legit email address. Not to mention the ability to contact the writer directly off-list. Many lists default reply-to to the original sender. In some ways I appreciate this for keeping stupid people from replying to list. At the same time most places I've seen it implemented were trying to protect the stupid from "accidentally" saying private things on-list. If I were coding a new email list server then anonymizing is one feature I would never add. Several I would add, some which are available in existing list servers. One feature I've seen automatically rejects postings that have a ratio of too much quoted content to new content. Along the same concept I would also reject top-posts. Words that were said first belong first, they prepare the reader for the following new content. -- David Kelly N4HHE, [email protected] ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at <http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en> If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit>
