On 4/13/07, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Martin is a decent fellow. I think his remarks reflect how things are > > done differently over on Culture and not any sort of personal attack. > > Over yonder folks are expected to add comment to posted news items. > > Austere postings of the sort that are frequent here are viewed as bad > > netiquette. > > It is one example of how the net ethic differs on different lists. > > It's generally a good idea to spend some time *observing* how things are > done in a particular place before barging in with habits learned elsewhere.
I think five years of reading Brin-L is long enough to get the idea, to be honest. This isn't about differing netiquette but about what communication actually consists of. Martin _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
