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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Another etiquette questionRe: Another etiquette question
From: ben mustill-rose <bmustillrose_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:46:10 +0000 the way that i see it is that if someones got a problem, they should search the archives first to avoid waiting for a reply. If we say thanks privately, it won't be archived, so how can people in the furture, or even people on the list atm tell if this user was a help or not or and if the problem worked? BEN. On 19/01/07, Tapio Kelloniemi <persistent.spam_at_thack.org> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 07:21:07AM -0500, Erin Chaves wrote: > > While we're pondering over list etiquette... > > What if we ask a question on list, and people respond to it. > > Is it acceptable list etiquette to post our regards on the Rockbox list, > > or should we contact the person or persons privately? > > In my opinion: if you want to thank one person (or two) and your message > has no other content, post it privately. If you want to thank more guys > or you report that a problem that you had got resolved, then post to the > list. > > Rockbox-user is not such a high-traffic list, so it is probably not a > catastrophe if you post thanks to the list. > > Also, what would be a better way to thank people who respond to questions > than answering other questions yourself. > > -- > Tapio > Received on 2007-01-20 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |