On 4 Sep 2026, at 15:22, Timo Gerke wrote:
To avoid the common reply-to-all chaos and ensure our
architectural discussion remains completely logged within the
official WG archive, I kindly ask everyone to use Reply-to-List
only for this thread moving forward.
Hi Timo,
<chair-hat-on>
First, different people have MUAs with different capabilities. For some,
Reply-To-List is a built-in function and is easy to use; for others, it
means by-hand editing of header fields, which is a nice thing to do but
sometimes a pain. Second, people are allowed to post to the list without
actually being subscribed to it. That means that sometimes excluding
individuals from the To: or Cc: means they won't see the reply without
actually looking at the archive, so Reply-To-List only is not always the
best thing in all circumstances. And of course you can always set
mailman to not send you messages in which you are explicitly Cc'ed,
which can help with the "chaos" to which you refer.
But finally: We are all adults here and can "tie our own shoes", as they
say. Please do not publicly on the list try to enforce these sorts of
"procedural" announcements, particularly when you are not one of the
list moderators. If someone does something untoward, a polite note
off-list to the offender is often effective. If something seems more
widespread, or a participant is not responding well to polite requests,
drop a note to the chairs ([email protected]) and one of us can take
it up. But publicly sending a note like the above will lead to others
feeling free to publicly start enforcing their own personal views of
netiquette on everyone else, and that leads to significantly more chaos
than any particular offense.
(And thanks in advance for your understanding that I posted this note
publicly so others take notice that such comments aren't a great idea.)
</chair-hat-on>
Cheers. On with the technical discussions!
pr
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