Greetings Economists, On Nov 15, 2007, at 3:38 PM, Matthijs Krul wrote:
Nonetheless it is generally considered polite in academic circles to provide a source when copy-pasting an article, whether to a journal or to a mailing-list.
Doyle; LP is not particularly friendly to academics. So your reply might get an interesting response. As for myself, I agree over all with LP. A distribution list functions much better the more concisely done. No need to copy all. Provide a few quotes and the source link. If you look at collaboration tools like a wiki these questions are important. How much do people read, what is reference. We've talked here about how to use this list. Mainly the longer messages come from a conversation here. Long quotes outside longer conversations from various people after awhile start getting complaints. Particularly if no one responds. These questions of attention span, interest are not easily satisfied. Grumpy old lefties can be a toll to pay if one goes against the flow. But I understand how you feel about testy replies. I myself can be a pill just like others, but I have learned from my failures that a list works well by a bit of conciseness and offer my two bits as a helpful response to your observation. thanks, Doyle Saylor
