On 12 Jun 2001, at 10:42, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
> It already is. It doesn't force a reply-to, where beginners
> invariably end up replying to the list when they mean to reply to a
> person.
Hmm. Epiphany...
I think the fundamental difference in viewpoints here depends on
the fundamental difference in list types.
Someone mentioned that they felt it was much more evil for a
person to accidentally post to the group than to accidentally post
to only a single user. I feel it's the other way 'round.
But here's the fundamental difference: I view mailing lists as
communities, because that's what most of the ones I subscribe to
are: social lists. "Take it off-list" is reserved for flamage, not
(unless it gets unreasonable) slightly-off-topic chatter.
Informational lists, on the other hand, are concerned with signal-to-
noise ratio, and posting to the list ought to have Pine's you're-about-
to-make-a-Usenet-post-you-know warning attached.
So it's a social, not a technological issue, I think. Unfortunately,
I'm excessively sociable, for a nerd...
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Karen J. Cravens ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
