Stuart wrote:
"You should always "reply all" unless someone ask for anonymity."
Mike wrote:
"bothers ... "I like it!" or "That's a good picture" etc, etc. and they
COPY THE ENTIRE LIST."
Hi Stuart, Hi Mike and Hi Listers,
[tip] To bridge the difference of opinion, one could pay a 'tip' when
being moved to make a post that adds no comment or is off-topic. [end
tip]
I don't think it's for any of us* to say what the list is for even
though I'm sure everyone knows beyond a reasonable doubt what it's for
(with no two opinions alike) ;-) ;-)
I apologize for not marking this topic OT, but it seems netiquette in
generally uses more bandwith than the things we actually are offended
by... but it really is off-topic.
I think "Scrooge" Mike ;-) was referring to "Me too" posts as defined
by the Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Standards
Organization's Netiquette guidelines § 3.1.3
3.1.3 NetNews Guidelines
NetNews is a globally distributed system which allows people to
communicate on topics of specific interest. It is divided into
hierarchies, with the major divisions being: sci - science related
discussions ...
- Read all of a discussion in progress (we call this a thread)
before posting replies. Avoid posting "Me Too" messages,
where content is limited to agreement with previous posts.
Content of a follow-up post should exceed quoted content.
- Send mail when an answer to a question is for one person only.
Remember that News has global distribution and the whole world
probably is NOT interested in a personal response. However, don't
hesitate to post when something will be of general interest to the
Newsgroup participants.
After recently disappointing myself unfortunately from some things I
typed recently reflected by a crappy sleep deprived vegetative state, I
read over the whole Netiquette guidelines, and felt it was time well
used, kind of like purging with some Ave Maria's. I'm sure a lot of
thought went into putting them together and it felt like a call to the
director/principal's office,
Anyone wishing to compare their opinions to this standard can find the
standard at:
http://tools.ietf.org/pdf/rfc1855.pdf
Kindest wishes
Doug
*except the listowner, of course
______________________________________________
Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html
Meteorite-list mailing list
[email protected]
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
