On 21 July 2013 04:53, Calum McAllister <cremcallis...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > So, has anyone else been too worried about using the wrong protocol on > here? >
It's just a case of following the conventions of the discussion. When I join a mailing list I tend to read some of the archives or let a few messages come in (i.e. lurk) I before I dive in. It also gives you some idea of the prevailing attitude and helps avoid misunderstandings. > Yes, I've subscribed to this mailing list for years but it's about time I > unsubscribed because I don't *know* this either and don't care to try to > figure it out just to be discussing the correct format or how old school I > am. > This stuff comes up regularly. It's a mailing list meme, just like the ever-present emacs vs. vi(m) "discussion". I've never seen reply position threads taken quite as seriously as that, though. I've inlined replies for years (before it was a thing?). Otherwise it tends to be very difficult to follow which points you're replying to. > Perhaps a real problem-solver will come up with a way to avoid these > discussions? I like the idea of a link to a clear explaination being > included in the header. > In IRC this would be set in the topic. Something like a FAQ on the list subscribe page might perform a similar same function? J -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
