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Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer]



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On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 08:10:56PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Sunday 18 October 2015 19:55:58 Brian wrote:
> > On Sun 18 Oct 2015 at 17:44:55 +0200, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 04:55:10PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:

[...]

> tomas said:
> Yes, you are right about the CoC part. Still, if someone is picky about *not*
> being cc'ed, I'd consider it polite to at least do his/her part and express
> this wish with the headers in use for this purpose. At least *before* scolding
> others <:*)
> 
> Well, I am picky about not being cc'ed.  I have tried to be polite.  I have 
> asked tomas, who thinks I should do something in my headers, how to do it.   
> He tells me I can't.  So now I feel free to "scold others". 

Well, be fair :-) I said you can in most of the cases.

> The CoC says not to send cc's unless specifically requested.  It is not a lot 
> to ask that people should follow the CoC.  And I shall start following the 
> CoC and complaining, off list, every time, to everyone who cc's me.  Perhaps 
> then they will stop this pain of a practice.
> 
> It is perfectly reasonable that people should be asked to do one of three 
> things:
> 1) subscribe 
> or
> 2) read the archives 
> or
> 3) request a copy.

Don't take me wrong. I think its reasonable. But I think also we should try
to be gentle about it (and try to "fix" as much as possible on our sides).

That's all.

Regards
- -- tomás
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