Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:32:35 +0200 From: Christian Baer <christian.baer@uni-dortmund.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: List etiquette Message-ID: <nje503$3j6$1@ger.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <5759EA5D.3050501@nofroth.com> References: <5759EA5D.3050501@nofroth.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 06/10/16 00:14, Duane Whitty wrote: Hello Duane! > I would like to pose a question to a specific user on the thread > "advice for buying a laptop" on freebsd-questions@. Should I send > the question to the list only, or list and cc (or bcc) user, or > just to the user? I would hope the etiquette includes the list as > I think the answer could be potentially valuable to others. Since I am the said OP, I'll chip in here too, even though what I think has already been said (written by others). :-) Put bluntly, if someone wishes to profit from the collective knowledge of a community (in this case *this* mailing list), he or she should be willing to share the results with the community (as in the knowledge gained). While my question will probably only be interesting for a limited amount of time, many subjects discussed on this list can also be useful in the future and a search may well save someone from having to ask the question again because there is a solution in place. Another reason why it's generally better to reply to the list instead of the author personally is the way that solutions are often worked out collectively. Basically, someone may offer a suggestion that in itself doesn't work, but it inspires an idea in someone else who then finds a solution to the problem. This only works if the communication is open. So by all means, please answer to the mailing list! While it is not frowned upon to CC or Bcc the author, I personally think it is not necessary and I don't do it either. Again, if someone profits from the mailing list, he or she should go ahead and read it - maybe he or she finds someone who needs help on the way. Best regards and have fun! Chris -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iL4EAREKAGYFAldal0NfFIAAAAAALgAoaXNzdWVyLWZwckBub3RhdGlvbnMub3Bl bnBncC5maWZ0aGhvcnNlbWFuLm5ldDgzRDQzNjY2NUYzMDVBMTYxMDY0ODYwNzMy MDIxMzQyODdFMUJGQjIACgkQMgITQofhv7IXXwD/SWYSDDfYtLav4+wo4nljAMPu UYSimEyy3qQoyb3rPk0A/jNIZT7V/ZHiwtN49qcB7c8UyrrYHcK7cidNx/2eNxAw =coWU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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