Re: [tdf-discuss] overall communication guidelines and reply-to mangling

Hi Stefan, *,

I am bit cautious not to sound offensive because this issue is kind of
religious ;o))

Am 26.11.2011 09:06 schrieb Stefan Weigel:
> Am 23.11.2011 23:45, schrieb Friedrich Strohmaier:

> > After getting reports about serious issues hindering efficient mail
> > communication through the recent practiced "reply-to mangling" on our
> > mailing lists, we from tech team are going for a test setup, switching
> > it off for one - most likely this one.
> > We expect to grow our wisdom about the upcoming effects. :o))

> There sure will be effects. But it is not sure, that we will
> recognize the effects here on the list.

> I am subscribed to some mailing lists, that do not modify the
> reply-to header. Communication on these lists usually looks like this:

> * user@domain.tld sends a question to mailinglist@community.org

> * Other subscribers send their reply to user@domain.tld.

> * On the list, it looks like if there were no answers at all.

Well, "usually" is a big word here. Looking at our developers list
(libreoffice@lists.freedesktop.org) those kind of problems don't seem to
exist. I don't have numbers, but I think some 200 to 300 subscribers
might be reasonable. It's high traffic and after my observations has
very low rate of posting style issues making reading a pain as are full
quote, top posting, ..

> * The poster of the question does get some answers, but does not
> realize, that she is the only one, who received them.

So you claim reply-to mangling beeing the only or most apropriate means
to solve the above mentioned problem. Do I get that correct?

Remember: I asked for help to make it easier to get useful advice how to
contribute mailinglist discussions in a useful way. ;o))

> When you do this test, how will you find out, how often someone sent
> an answer to the user accidentally, instead of sending it to the list?

One way could be, make people aware that issue and encourage them to
report about.  ;o))

More from my part later on tomorrow. My computer is now required as
movie display ;o))

Gruß/regards
-- 
Friedrich
Libreoffice-Box http://libreofficebox.org/
LibreOffice and more on CD/DVD images

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