> > It isn't like subscribing/unsubscribing is some herculean task. IMO it > is a courtesy, a grant of respect, to subscribe. > > If I see a message on a list saying please-reply-directly-I-cannot-be > -bothered-to-subscribe I ignore the message. It is disrepectful, it is > saying please-go-out-of-your-way-to-help-me-for-free. The value of a > list is its role as both an archival device and a community; speaking > as a sys-admin good list archives are of inestimable value. > Contributing to the archive is one incentive to reply to [for free] > other people's issues. > +1
I will sometimes reply to the "please help me but I can't be bothered to read all the rest of the stuff on here and learn things" brigade, but I always *only* reply to the list - at least then there is some record of an answer that others who search on the archives might find useful. At least I presume there are some people who do still search archives - there's sometimes not much evidence of it. P. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list [email protected] To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
