Shachar Shemesh wrote:
If I'm summarizing your argument correctly, you are saying that
mailing list discussions should ALWAYS be public, no matter what. That
it is the mailing list that I'm conversing with, and not the
individuals who participate in the mailing list thread.
On further reflection, I do think that there are cases where your
argument may make sense. I think that your categorizing lists into two
types is an over-simplification.
For example, if a list is used for communication which is limited to
only one type of communication (say, business communication) of a
non-personal type, I would still not put on reply to list by default,
but should people make repeated mistakes regarding hitting "reply"
rather than "reply to list", then I would not see it as a terrible thing.
Thing is, linux-il is not such a list. We have had linux-il dinners. I
can think of at least two cases of romantic involvement between two
active Linux-IL participants. The list itself is not as single topic as
one could assume from the name.
Don't get me wrong. I think all of the above is a good thing. I just
think that, in such a list, putting reply-to is harmful.
Shachar
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