On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:51:04AM +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:09:37 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote: > > Mailman is the software that runs python-list@python.org, so this > > *is* applicable to everyone who reads the mailing list (including > > myself). The fact that there's other mailing list software isn't > > significant; > > I'm not making an argument about CCing the sender on specifically > this list, I'm making a general observations about list etiquette in > general.
For some lists [1], the convention *is* to CC interested parties (which presumably includes the person who's message you are replying to). In the case of Mailman-hosted lists, it would seem to be more considerate to CC folks (since they can opt-out via Mailman), while folks who only follow the list via occasionally reading Gmane [2] will probably appreciate the direct ping. I'm not saying that this should be the convention for python-list@, I'm just saying that it's not immediately obvious what the conventions are for a particular list [3], and there are valid arguments going both ways. What seems more obvious (to me), is that it's polite to adjust the subject line if your response if far enough off-topic that the original subject no longer applies ;). Cheers, Trevor [1]: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/git/git.git/tree/MaintNotes?h=todo#n10 [2]: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.general [3]: Unless you tell new subscribers what the conventions are. For example, the git@ list emails [1] to new list subscribers. -- This email may be signed or encrypted with GnuPG (http://www.gnupg.org). For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy
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