Re: Replying to the users of users@subversion.tigris.org

Bob Proulx wrote:
> Gale, David wrote:
>> Sure. Of course, if the reply/reply all dichotomy isn't to be changed,
>> perhaps it would be appropriate for the list to add a "footer" to each
>> e-mail, reminding users to use reply all to keep conversations on the
>> list. What do you think of that suggestion?
>
> I think in order to properly educate users the footer would need to be
> a zillion lines long. It is an impossible task in the size of the
> footer. The people who need that education the most will ignore it
> anyway.

How about

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I'm running some lists of my own, and IMHO the inconvenience of a busy list cluttered with thank you notes and inadvertantly public messages of personal nature far outweighs the possible loss of a significant reply. (Notice how the words on the buttons say exactly what they mean...)

The users who tend to make worthy replies, also tend to be able to click the right button, and for those of us on the fence, a small reminder would definitely be helpful.

Different lists have different policies and getting the replies right should be a top priority of list management. This one additional footer line to remind everyone how this particular list works would be a good investment into the overall quality of the list and definitely worth the bandwidth, IMHO.

Hans

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Received on Tue Oct 31 09:15:01 2006