----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 8:01 PM Subject: RE: DING! (was Re: NASA)
> At 03:20 PM 11/21/2002 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Well, rather than Harumphing at Jeroen, I think that we could also take > >> notice that he did not deny the first "Ding!" > > > >Of course I do not deny it; I readily admit that I posted your off-list > >posts here (or more correctly, replied on-list to them). Nevertheless, I > >believe the ding for that is unwarranted; I have already posted why I think > >there is nothing wrong with replying on-list to your off-list messages. > > "Dinging," however, is an expression of community standards. As a recent > discussion demonstrated, the community-standard of Brin-L is that private > messages should not be posted on-list without permissino of the sender. > You, however, do not have the right to set community standards. By > definition such standards are set by the active participants in the > community. > Sheesh!!! Anywhere you go on the net, the posting of private messages is considered to be an offense. Its a good way to become isolated from your peers! xponent Netiquette Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
