Richard Mallett wrote: > I am think we have been stretching this issue too far and feel sorry for having my own share of responsability in it. But here I go again...
> Reply to : Fernando > > I think it is very sad if people only use the facilities of this list > for personal 'one to one' communication. I didn't mean the list is to be used 'one to one'. This would be contradictory since we are talking about a list. What I meant is that VERY OFTEN the questions are directed to everybody but the answers will not interested the majority. I in the last couple of years I have asked this kind of questions myself. Several times. I asked them because I am ignorant. Most people in the list are not as ignorant as I am. Most of the time answer to my questions would not interest them. Of course, s/he who answer should know better and use his/her discrimination to decide if the answer has collective interest (I do understand that for dumb questions like mine most of the times the answers are so good that they deserve public broadcasting...) > I would expect that, in a > moderated list such as this, that there would be very few aggressive > messages or reprimands, and requests for information (and responses to such > requests) would surely benefit everybody - isn't that what these discussion > lists are supposed to be all about ? I belong to about 30 lists on yahoo > groups, and about 15 lists on Compuserve, and all default to posting > replies to the list, so I don't really see the problem here. Most lists I subscribe to are different than yours. And I am happy with the way they work. As somebody else already said in this list (I can't remember who), it should work both ways. There is only a small price to pay for changing the costume. - fernando PS - I think I have said more than enough about this issue. It does not deserve so much bandwith. I am happy with any decision you guys or the list owner adopt. -- REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que virão REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are to come Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 15º 45' 04.9" S (23 L 0196446/8256520) 47º 49' 58.6" W 19º 37' 57.0" S (23 K 0469898/7829161) 45º 17' 13.6" W -
