Re: Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list > - Replies are directed to the POSTER and not to the list. > This keeps traffic and clutter down.
This I think is the only point that I have an issue with. If you look above, there are two (at least right now) replies posting that this is a bad idea. however if all those replies went to the recepient, I wouldn't have known that this is posted and would post the same thing again. Another problem: suppose there are two solutions: a well known and not so well known. Suppose someone asks something and the first thing people do is send the well known idea. However if that doesn't work, since there is no feedback, noone even thinks to send the secondary rare idea (that might not even come to mind). Also, someones reply might be helpful but not great and someone else on the list might, looking at the reply, come up with an even better posting. The problem here is that usually posters will get a gazillion mails with same reply instead of two or three with possibly unique solutions. All of these lead me to believe that having the replies sent to the list is better and serves the community better. OT: BTW, can you email me a pointer to the SunManagers list? Is it the one at sunmanagers.org? Cause I thought that one was ran by MrBill. If it's that one, then no link is needed, I am subscribed to that one. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
