On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Jay Moore <jaymoore@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Why is it that it's not ok to top post, but it's perfectly fine to not
> subscribe to the list? It's extremely rude and arrogant to post to the list
> and expect people to respond to you personally. In fact, people get all up
> in arms if someone requests it.
>
> I don't reply-all. If I have an answer that will help someone, I post it to
> the list. If they can't be bothered to subscribe to see my reply, tough
> cookies. The question went to the list; the response went to the list. (I
> feel just fine about this, btw. Thank you for your concern.)
>
> I do not believe either my email client or my email server are improperly
> configured. When you reply all, you are posting to a newsgroup and to an
> email address -- two completely separate entities. I don't think it's out of
> the ordinary to expect that I would get multiple copies of the same message
> in that instance.
>
> All that said, it's a matter of group etiquette to do things one way over
> another (ex: top-posting). Maybe the reply-all etiquette should be
> re-addressed?
No.
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