On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:49:55 -0700 todd glassey wrote: > On 9/21/2010 1:44 AM, Nathaniel Borenstein wrote: > > On Sep 20, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote: > > > >> One of the problems I have seen emerge on many IETF mailing lists is the > >> habit of fisking. > > > > Please clarify what you mean by fisking. > > > >> By fisking I mean responding to a post line by line *while reading it for > >> the first time*. > > > > Thanks. And why is this a bad thing, in your view? > > > >> I seem to be reading an increasing number of posts on various lists where > >> it is very clear to me that the poster did not bother to read the entire > >> message before starting their reply. > > > > Perhaps they're just very busy people? Are you too ignorant to have > > thought of that? > > The real issue here is that this is a mailing list and synchronization > of messages is nearly impossible through the IETF lists as they exist. > As a result of this really stupid, stone-age methodology any number of > issues including this one arise.
I don't see a problem with mailing lists in general, just with the sometimes large delays (moderated lists?) that (at least) [email protected] uses. > -- > //----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. > If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the > addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose or take any action based > on this message or any information herein. If you have received this > message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail > and delete this message. > > Thank you for your cooperation. I was not the addressee. Deleted. --- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
