Yet another reason to put the answer in the forum so new members can search for answers because some of us don't want to answer the same questions over and over again. Also another reason to get used to and use the web interface instead of personal email clients.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], "JThomas Terry" <jthomas.te...@...> wrote: > > I, too, have noticed the shallowing of discussion and can only attribute > it to people not wanting to excite/incite some forum members. Before I > go to the trouble of sifting and sorting to find the individual's > address; I'll leave it alone. That's probably not fair to people who > are in the same 'boat' I was in 9 years ago; but that's just the way it > is. > > TT > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Hartmut Beil > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:47 AM > To: Techlist Ercoupe > Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] New poll for ercoupe-tech > > > > > > Lee, all > > Knowing that any reply will send a message to the group as a whole > reduces my willingness to answer . > I am differentiating between a personal advice and information for > general use. (That is burned onto public servers forever) > > With removing the option of having a choice to whom reply, I am > hesitating to give answers on a personal level - it is a hassle to get > the personal e-mail address filtered out. > I also noticed that the discussions that are held on a forced public > level become more shallow, less technical and the forum IMO shifted > toward a gray field of mediocrity. > > I usually found not one day go by without finding a reason to answer. > Now I am watching the discussions for days and find no reason to add > content. > > I think any type of restriction in this forum creates a new climate and > a new quality of discussions. > If the forum decides this is the way to go I will be the last one to > stop anyone. > > I am a free thinking person, I like options and choice. Any type of > restriction I realize to be a censorship. But I can live with that - I > am used to it. > > > Hartmut > > > > ________________________________ > > To: [email protected] > From: ercou...@... > Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 00:22:23 +0000 > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] New poll for ercoupe-tech > > > > > Gordon wrote," > > I VOTED FOR REPLY TO FORUM, BECAUSE i HAVE LEARNED MUCH FROM THE ANSWERS > GIVEN THAT i WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN OTHER WISE. > Most emails provide the option of responding to the sender or everyone. > With the change, the only way to respond to only the sender is to copy > his email address then initiate a new email, paste the senders email, > enter a subject, then type your email. THe old system allowed one to > click reply, select to send to the sender or everyone then type the > message. > Lee Browning > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Penny Stock Soaring 3000% > Sign up for Free to find out what the next 3000% Stock Winner Is! > <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/4bfdbb5b4965513726est01duc> > PennyStocksUniverse.com > <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/4bfdbb5b4965513726est01duc> > > > > ________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. Sign > up now. <https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969> >
