Re: [OT] List policy - [Was: Could you recommend CD/DVD writer program?]
On Monday 12 October 2009 15:03:42 Tom H wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Monday 12 October 2009 01:05:27 Mark Allums wrote:
> >> In this, I feel I'm in the majority, here, of people who feel Debian is
> >> being a bit unnecessarily stubborn.
> >
> > On what do you base this strange assertion? I would have said the
> > reverse. Some figures, please!
>
> In order to reply to the list, I choose "reply" and change the "to"
> field to "debian-user...".
>
> I assume that some people choose "reply to all" and it makes others
> unnecessarily angry about receiving two identical emails.
>
> Non-Debian lists do not behave this way. Choosing "reply" is set to
> send an email back to the list - even on sun-managers where the policy
> is to reply off-list and have the OP post a summary.
That in no way replies to what I said. It was his statistics I was querying,
and I still do.
I just have the folder reply set to "reply to list". I would have said that
that, or something similar, was true of the majority of debian users, tho'
patently not all, and equally patently I too have no real evidence.
So, I repeat: on what do (you and) he base the assertion that the majority of
those on this list agree with you?
Lisi
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