Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 11:20:33AM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > >>First, please don't top post. Second, it is generally not necessary to >>CC everyone involved in the coversation. We all read the list. > > > Assuming everyone reads the list is not a valid assumption. People post > questions at times to the list without being subscribed. Having them > miss the answer would be unfortunate. > True, but the custom on Debian mailing lists is that if you are not subscribed and expect a CC, you should state that in your message or your sig. > And some of us are used to dealing with lkml where it is considered very > unacceptable to not include the cc list. For heavy mailing list > traffic, having the cc to you for threads you are directly involved in > makes it much easier to not miss messages in that thread. > Personally, I follow the threads that interest me, so having CCs sent to me are neither help nor hindrance. The only time I can think of when it was helpful was the recent Spamcop listing problem with murphy, which slowed nearly all list mail to something like a 24 hour delay. > You can request that people not CC you in your messages, but don't whine > if they miss it. It's even a habit to use reply-all on mailing lists > for many people because of things like lkml and some badly configured > lists that have the reply to set to the poster rather than the list. > Since I have been contributing on Debian lists (sometime in 2002), the "standard etiquette" has always been one of not CCing people unless they explicitly request it. There are cases however, when I will CC someone who doesn't request it (e.g., a newbie who might be getting overwhelmed with Debian or responses from the list, etc). > Top posting does suck though. That one I agree with. > Agreed. I guess it is just "when in Rome, do as the Romans." -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
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