[CLUE-Tech] Re: "Hmm... I I disagree."

[David Anselmi]

Joe Linux wrote:
> 
> I don't understand why people can't just live and let live.

Try following 300+ emails each day on various mailing lists.  People who
feel strongly about netiquette feel that way because it makes a big
difference to them.

Those on this list are generally list veterans and tend to be
reasonable.  I'm on another list with list novices.  They do not follow
any of the common practices and I dislike reading their posts. 
Eventually I will stop following the list and they will lose the benefit
of my participation.  "Ha-ha! you say.  Finally a way to shut him up!" 
Well, that's true but then you wind up talking with nothing but list
novices--perhaps not as useful.

Another point of common practice--if you change the subject in your
reply, say what the subject used to be:

"Hmm... I I disagree." [was Re:[CLUE-Tech]A small request for the list.]

would be the proper way to do it.

There are plenty of good papers on the 'net about this, and we should
reference them on our list charters but I don't have them handy.

Dave