Re: [CH] List Future
Kris Kumler (kris+chile-heads@kumler.us)
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:53:33 -0400
The choice between "reply" and "reply to all" for mailing lists is one
that happens at setup and can go either way. In the past running many
mailing lists, I also prefer how this list is setup in that regard,
which probably not a concern here really, but because it cuts down on
private comments going to the list.
Also note, that messages someone sends to the list are not sent back
out to the same person. e.g. I send an email to the list, everyone
else should get it, but I do not get that (effectively duplicate)
copy.
Getting the subscription/management addresses corrected on here though
would be great. I'd be more opposed to moving it mostly because of
inertia. For an established list moving to another location (so the
email address for the list changes), it tends to fracture the
community and leaves it with two different pieces, both of which
usually seem to struggle.
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 08:15, =Mark <mstevens@exit109.com> wrote:
> All the Google and Yahoo groups I subscribe to let you access them via plain
> email. They look pretty much identical to this list (Except unlike this list
> they don't lose or misdirect messages or require you to hit "Reply to All" in
> order to reply). Nothing other than your regular email system is required.
>
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:08:33 -0700, Brent Thompson wrote
>> > I don't want to step on anyone's toes either but we need a better system.
>>
>> What exactly is wrong with the current system, besides some subscription
>> confusion from time-to-time?
>>
>> This e-mail system is fast and comes via a method I already must consult
>> constantly for work, all day long. No extra time required to see these
>> chile-heads e-mails means I have the time to see them. And everyone
>> else who reads e-mail is also getting these e-mails delivered right
>> where they already are reading, too.
>>
>> I personally very much dislike groups, including Yahoo groups,
>> because in contrast to our current method, they are slower to read,
>> slower to delete, slower and more inconvenient to search, etc., and
>> also require various extraordinary steps that are inconvenient for
>> me, such as logging into and checking some website that otherwise
>> has nothing to do with my life.
>>
>> I don't think of myself as a Luddite just because I don't like
>> slower, more inconvenient ways of doing something that already works
>> well.
>>
>> --- Brent
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> =Mark
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