Mailing List etiquette question.

[Scott Kveton]

+1.  Don't be shy to speak your mind.



On 11/30/06 6:48 PM, "Recordon, David" <drecordon at verisign.com> wrote:

> Hi Gavin,
> As being one that often floats proposals to the list, I'd encourage people to
> voice their opinions even if it is just agreeing with someone else.  With
> silence it is hard to know if people agree with you, think you're crazy, don't
> care, or haven't read it.
> 
> --David
> 
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Gavin Baumanis [mailto:gavin.baumanis at rmit.edu.au]
> Sent:   Thursday, November 30, 2006 06:35 PM Pacific Standard Time
> To:     general at openid.net; specs at openid.net
> Subject:        Mailing List etiquette question.
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Just a quick question.
> I was about to send a reply in support of Avery's suggestion, but before I did
> thought I would ask;
> 
> Is it appropriate to respond to the list with,
> "Yes - I agree  - that seems like a simple / easily implemented solution"
> (in essence adding support to the proposal, allowing all subscribers to gauge
> the "worthiness" of the suggestion - yet, not adding in any new information)
> 
> On the other hand, it almost seems like spamming the list?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Gavin
> RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
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