[TowerTalk] mailing list etiquette

[Bill K2OWR]

:::: And, as predicted, the flogging begins......sigh
I did warn you Marlon. :-(

BILL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Kemker" <john at kemker.org>
To: "W2RU - Bud Hippisley" <W2RU at frontiernet.net>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 13:58
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] mailing list etiquette


> Since the main purpose of a mailing list is to talk to everyone on the
> mailing list, the default for most mailing lists is for the "Reply-To"
> header to point to the mailing list itself.   It thereby takes care of
> the majority of the users' replies and keeps discussion on the list
> where everyone can benefit.  The minority usage is to only reply to the
> original sender.  Most people do not wish to reply only to one or two
> people in the message, but to reply  so all can see.  The default should
> be to convenience the majority of usage, not the minority.
>
> While I've seen a few more lists start to behave as TT, after close to
> 20 years involvement in email lists, I have to say it is not the norm
> and is disconcerting and annoying to most people, as it is not how they
> expect a list to behave.
>
> --JohnK
> 73 de W5NNH
> 10X 75371/M&M 117/SMIRK 6185/Six Club 285/TRA 2499/Norcross 228 F&AM
>
>
>
> W2RU - Bud Hippisley wrote:
>> On Jan 11, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On a personal note, this is the ONLY mailing list that I'm on that does 
>>> NOT
>>> reply to the list!  It drives me nuts.  I have to remember to hit 
>>> reply-all
>>> then take out the individual's email address etc.
>>>
>>
>> Duh....I thought that was the purpose of "Reply All".
>>
>> -1 here.  Please don't change the way the "Reply" function works; I much 
>> prefer to "have" to hit "Reply All" than to rue sending a private reply 
>> back to everyone.  Also, Marlon....please tell me what _single_ key I can 
>> hit to send a reply back to only the original poster if "Reply" sends it 
>> to the list.
>>
>> Bud, W2RU
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