Since I'm the person that started this whole thread (the most traffic
I've seen since I subbed a few weeks ago!) I guess I can put in my two
cents.
I only manage one list but subscribe to many and from my viewpoint, I
prefer technical lists be reply-to-list because too many times the
solution to a common problem is worked out privately, depriving the
list (and its archives) of valuable material. For support-type lists
such as the one I manage, well, that's another thing entirely. My list
has a very high WebTV populace and the members are always clamoring
for reply-to-list. I originally posted here seeking good reasons for
why not (and I've received many -- thank you) since I don't think this
list should be munged. There's a lot of highly personal material
addressed and I think the embarrassment would be horrific if it were
set to list.
Thanks for the tremendously enlightening discouse -- it's been great
reading. :)
Jeanne
