That's an excellent and thorough explanation David.

Thanks, Jake

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:31 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> Dear Jay,
>
>
> At 10:27 AM 6/3/2010, Jay lefstein wrote:
>
>> hey guys< i am guilty of doing this sometimes as well. but honestly I
>> try not to hit reply all.
>>
>
> Speaking personally, I think it's actually rather important that a
> considerable proportion of list replies be public.  Without
> belaboring the point (?this is *me* saying that?) if all replies were
> private the list would simply be an on-demand FAQ rather than a
> community; and furthermore nobody would ever know whether the OP had
> been satisfactorily answered or not.
>
>
>
>  if someone asks a question to the list , it's my understanding that we
>> should be replying to that person for the most part...
>> I have plastic ramps also and could have chimed in but after 4 others
>> already did i held back my 2 pennys worth...
>>
>
> If your two-bits worth (inflation) didn't duplicate what was already
> there, why deprive us of it?  Granted there's plenty of duplication;
> the mechanics of a mailing list almost guarantee it.
>
>
>
>  i am pretty sure there has just been a bunch of emails about lol and
>> BS and WTF.... well this is the same Idea.
>> we all want to be heard but ( me included ) but it's just silly to
>> think that everybody on the list wants to hear the answers to every
>> question..
>>
>
> Agreed.  But that's nowhere near saying that nobody on the list wants
> to hear the answers to any question.  There's an element of personal
> choice here -- the answers are offered for your use and/or pleasure,
> but if you don't wish to use or be pleased by some message or some
> thread, don't look at it (the moderators would like me to suggest
> that because of their sterling personal qualities and almost
> unheard-of wisdom, messages marked as "Mod" or "Moderator" are
> intrinsically interesting, at least to the point of a cursory
> glance).  One reason to read other people's answers is to start to
> develop an idea about who of us has a fair grasp of our subject and
> who not.  Another is serendipity.
>
> Yours,
> David
>

--
Jake

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