list etiquette

[Jeremy Baker]

I personally find it very usefull to know that a solution actually works.

Jeremy

On Thursday 01 April 2004 08:23, talexb-SBdzbUvMQDunS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org wrote:
> Hi Mel,
>
> The most basic rules about list etiquette that I can think of are 1) you
> should only send stuff that you think the whole list will be interested in
> and 2) related to that, keep it on topic.
>
> To state it plainly, that means don't post "Thanks!" or "Me, too!" posts
> to the list. I'm on a couple of lists, and because my E-Mail address is
> 5-6 years old it is on several spammers lists, so I typically have to wade
> through 50-100 E-Mails in a day. Anything that lowers the signal to noise
> ratio is an irritant.
>
> Thanks to an individual are no doubt greatly appreciated by the individual
> (I can't tell you how many times my butt has been saved by something I
> read on a list -- whether or not I started the discussion thread) but they
> don't contain much information for the rest of us.
>
> However (you knew there was going to eb a however, right?) a thank you
> sent to the list is appropriate when it summarizes the discussion, perhaps
> describing the original question, the various issues raised and the
> solutions proposed, and finally describes your chosen approach .. and then
> thanks the contributors for their assistance.
>
> Alex
>
> ps And, of course, there's Godwin's Law which states that mention of the
> name of Germany's leader during WWII immediately ends the thread. And I've
> heard similar corollaries for Iraq's ex-leader and the current U.S.
> President.
>
> On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Mel Seder wrote:
> > I read a internet page/posting that said a mailing list shouldn't
> > contain thank you postings.  Those should be sent directly to the
> > person you want to thank so as not to have everyone download posts that
> > don't really have any interesting or informative content.
> >
> > I wanted to thank anton-F0u+EriZ6ihBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org for posting the command to start
> > Real Player but didn't want to add fluff to the list so I sent the
> > thanks directly to Anton.
> >
> > Can I please have input as to what is the custom on this list?
> >
> > =====
> > The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him
> > absolutely no good. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)
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