At 10:42 19-10-2002 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
I think it's rather rude to drag an off-list exchange onto a list without the permission of all parties involved.
Even if the discussion is technically not taken off-list, but one poster replies off-list because he apparently lacks the courage to reply on-list to on-list messages -- almost certainly because an on-list reply is likely to generate criticism of said poster's behaviour?It is my belief that discussions taken off-list should be kept off-list until such time as all parties involved agree it should go back on-list.
Then what is your opinion about people who, like JDG, make claims but refuse to answer questions, and refuse to back their claims when asked to do so?If there is a disagreement in progress, the person dragging it all back into public view mid-discussion comes off as a jerk that day, IMO. If someone does this once a year at most, it's not so bad, but repeated instances lower *my* opinion of the person who makes a habit of it.
Jeroen "Curious minds want to know" van Baardwijk
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