On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:16, Odd <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul E Condon wrote: > -snip- >> >> I think a 'no CC' message in a signature block looks unfriendly, even >> stupid. Like the legal notices about not reading wrongly delivered >> email. I would not want to create an environment in which any help >> giver felt an urgent need to do such. >> >> As a matter of fact, the current rule is helpful to me in assessing >> the advice that I get. If I get a CC, I think this guy isn't a real >> DD --- I wonder if he knows what he's talking about. >> >> But if I violate the rules of list etiquette, I prefer to receive an >> email addressed directly to me rather than to be publicly shamed on >> the list. > > Could you please explain what 'DD' stands for? I seem to have > missed that one, sorry.
DD = Debian Developer As far as the no CC unless requested rule, I think we need to keep it. I am on a couple of mailing lists (vertpaleo and dinoML) that don't have such a rule and it is messy (there are other, bigger problems, but CCs definitely contribute). Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
