Theos-Talk Archives (August 2001 Message tt00062)

Dear Peter:

The only reason for multiple postings is that sometimes the
material referred to, or discussed, may concern a wider audience
than that of a single person or list. Of course if one
subscribe to several lists the message if sent will be
duplicated.

The sender may consider that the usefulness of a message extends
beyond the parameters of a single list, and uses the material in
this way.

Dal

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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Merriott [mailto:nous@btinternet.com]
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 2:19 PM
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: Theos-World Re: Alternatives to Crossposting

Nick,

That is a very good point and suggestion. Avoiding cross posting
also
respects the person one may be replying to and who may not belong
to all the
lists the message gets sent to. I recently had to temporarily
join a list
just to reply to a person who decided to cross post his replies
to me on on
a different list. This was so I could fairly reply to his
comments and
those of other people who had joined in the conversation on that
other list.

Why do we not simply keep the old netiquette practice of posting
a reply
only to the original list. I agree with you, it would save all
the
repetitive clutter.

regards,

...Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Weeks [mailto:nick.weeks@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: 06 August 2001 21:33
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Theos-World Re: Alternatives to Crossposting
>
>
> It is not difficult to subscribe to any of a number of
discussion lists,
> theosophical or otherwise. Therefore, if the old netiquette
> practice of not
> sending copies of postings, to lists other than the one it was
> originally sent
> to, were adhered to, it would make for a less cluttered and
repetitive
> selection of reading matter.
>
> The exception would be for simple announcements.
>
> Best,
>
> Nicholas
>
>
>
>
>
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