Bret++ -- Matt Jones
Senior Network Systems Specialist x3967 @huddsweb On 05/04/2017, 20:26, "Bret Miller" <bret.mil...@gci.org> wrote: >On 4/5/2017 11:53 AM, Reindl Harald wrote: >> * when you subscribe you get a welcome message >> * that message explains it and says "keep me stored" >> * HOW did you subscribe? the same way you unsubscribe > >And if I subscribed 2 years ago, do you honestly think I remember how I >subscribed? > >> * every mailing list on this planet works the same way > >Actually, they don't. Most mailing lists I subscribe to contain an >unsubscribe link at the bottom of the message. > >> common sense: how and why do you imagine that 1000, 2000 or how much >> subscribers a list has handle your request? > >I don't. I'm just playing the other side here. Techies like us tend to >be unfriendly about the way we communicate. We also expect people to >just know stuff. But for people who are doing multiple jobs, and who >isn't these days, the people who "just know" stuff are fewer. > >I would never send an unsubscribe to a list because I know it's bad >etiquette, just like I know that typing in all caps is "shouting". But >people do it all the time without meaning to offend anyone. > >The technology world has changed. Many people are used to graphical >interfaces and haven't the slightest idea how to run anything from the >command line. Many of them have never seen a message header, let alone >could read it. I know there should be a higher expectation on this list. >But would it be so bad to add a footer that says how to unsubscribe? > >It would be more friendly. And it would help people not offend others. > >Just saying... University of Huddersfield inspiring tomorrow's professionals. [http://marketing.hud.ac.uk/_HOSTED/EmailSig2014/EmailSigFooter.jpg] This transmission is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you receive it in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and remove it from your system. If the content of this e-mail does not relate to the business of the University of Huddersfield, then we do not endorse it and will accept no liability.
