-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 PaulNM wrote: | Chris Walters wrote: | |> |> Everyone makes mistakes, and it is can be good to point them out, |> though I do |> think this thread is a bit of overkill - a private message to the |> person who |> made the mistake is usually enough. |> | I agree the thread is overkill, the first message was not. | Stroller's message was polite and included links to educate people. I | don't think a private message is the way to go in these cases because: | | 1: Most people learn about proper threading from these kind of messages. | Few ever see full headers or have even heard of "In-Reply-To:". | | 2: Private-only messages can actually make the situation worse, as | anyone looking over archives sees repeated instances of a "bad habit" | from different people, but no feedback that it's frowned upon.
Actually, I agree with you - the messages about breaches of the list etiquette should be posted to the list. I don't know what I was thinking when I composed that reply... I had actually been thinking that a mailing list FAQ sent to new members and posted every so often, outlining the etiquette of the list would be a good idea. I do somewhat object to the idea that only certain mail clients should be used on this list (not saying you did, but I have seen it), as the hijacking of threads may be accomplished with *any* email client - and so can private email, reply to list, and compose new message. |> Just my $0.020000000000001 | | ^ | / \ | | | Pentium fdiv bug? | LOL! You caught me. Someone from another list shared something with me, and in the spirit of GNU, I will share it here, and add to it... We are Pentium of Borg. You will be approximated. Resistance may or may not be futile, except on every other Tuesday when it is a definite maybe. [snip] | | PaulNM Since this is normally where my reply would go, I think I must say something. What happens when a thread about how bad hijacking threads is gets hijacked... Regards, Chris -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIbBAEBCgAGBQJIUdwzAAoJEIAhA8M9p9DAO8kP+NVV5dYyqoiajs7TS9xQNot5 4i/m9nJ5KoNDesdbBkWo5VUJniZ1VtN13Ik1yzHybFQgehWdI2e0u1M6cd9gtfyc yIlOh9P4z43/JDwwG+wndc9FGh9O2M7z9Ux7BYD8+SEkbnmQRADGcjxw3Wp68lEt 1u8JBoydjkvZ2fXSfB9ebxsy446aBRtqsaWkmoCaJhw36CF5XTS/pwwJs4dvJ3Zt azOQnUxtvZuGAXyqw1uREnvxEvF7IAPliymuJnxVfRRYzts1uYf8mwv5v9CvMIGe Tbw4RGlKLcAI43iu/6pixNCRczpVu/xNfTBQCEMiSBlVJiqQNJwKk2sX/Xy60ZQG GkeT75u/v8ozSW9bklFCnUiUXGMCEQI6DpM7AYS1uXW53kMVAnCCxDqqeAxJi0FS pUDon14CIQCHJHBOzqSk+OLg5vI14IALaX/rNr/1BoOVcDDrHprUpn5IN0ByMk1i hX+FuV01LDHK9j7o/FZ6HNA5j/ZaEZ3IbUKKE3I6UqMfvBNYVimG2LAawVI+zo2R JJaXIlR9pGrvBB9xD2zEycIID0zhSGsp+aFTbTjyDwsSqHtQ/RglofMum4hxe2EZ GcJ6eIcllN2bPELehVAZD6C0LchOzKpFEmhpKAA3Ahd3Df0h40ESUCR3RIXMdPVB FDJAXYi/kyg7bmQqEMw= =HRt9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
