On 07/16/2009 08:32 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 07/16/2009 05:19 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: >> Hello All, >> >> Well, the subject pretty much sums it up. >> >> The current setup of this mailing list is insane IMO - there is >> absolutely no valid reason to offer the ability for individuals that are >> not subscribed to post messages. >> >> If OpenOffice.org would like me to offer direct one-on-one support (for >> Base of course) then I will be happy to discuss my fee with any of >> Community Council members. >> >> As for better ways to manage this list, and the users experience while >> using it, there are plenty of examples out there: >> Mozilla >> Apache >> MySQL >> etc... > > +1 > > But of course you realise that in order to do so you'd need to look at > the headers to see that the poster is not subscribed to the list... :-)
I have to ammend my +1 on this part to: +1 unless the subject contains the [Moderated] or similar tag in the subject line. This issue ([Moderated] tag) has also been discussed previously with reasons why/why not, but if the subject line identifies that the post is from an unsub then I'm much more likely to either: 1) pass over the post, or 2) take an interest & follow-up with a cc to the unsub with the usual disclaimer request that any replies be to [email protected]. Of course most on the list will try to assist new users as best they can, but the frustrating part is the expectation that list users parse headers to determine if the post is from an unsub. That I no longer do. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
