for example, the following reasons...
1. not everyone is a member of all lists
2. sometimes you are under a deadline and need an answer as soon as possible
3. some subjects don't apply to only one group
... usually make it not practical to have to wait until he/she has "exhausted the resources of the [first] list you choose" before moving onto the next.
On Oct 30, 2003, at 12:43 PM, Andrew McNabb wrote:
Not to start another flame war, but I'd just like to remind everyone
that cross-posting is bad etiquette. Pick a list, email to it, and
don't post to another list until you have exhausted the resources of the
list you chose.
That is all.
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