With respect, I cannot agree. I say that command+r should reply only to the sender and command+shift+r should reply to the list.
Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Mar 1, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Justin Ekis wrote: > I personally would not like this at all. Most of the time, I want my reply to > go to the list. I think that the default for the reply hotkey should be the > most commonly preferred action. We would have people sending answers to > questions only to the original poster. It would have to be explained to every > new member that the reply button does not do what is generally expected on a > list of this type. Some people don't even read the welcome message, since > it's usually the same instructions. This would complicate more than it would > solve. Please do not change how list replies work just to avoid a few > one-line replies coming to the list. > > On Mar 1, 2011, at 11:09 AM, carolyn Haas wrote: > > Hi Alex: > I think that would be a great solution. Let me look into it. > > Thanks very much for your understanding and your great suggestion.. Carolyn H > :) > > > On Mar 1, 2011, at 11:52 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > >> Hello, >> In response to a recent thread about keeping one-line "thank-yous" and >> similar content off the list, I would like to make a suggestion. >> Currently, replying to the sender or replying to all will send a copy >> of the message to the list. However, some lists I am on are set up so >> that replying to the sender will do just that, reply only to the >> sender of the message. To send a message to the list, one must reply >> to all. This is a great setup as it allows posters to very easily take >> a conversation off the list and keep it going privately; to do so, one >> party needs only to reply to sender, instead of reply to all, and the >> rest of the list will not see the subsequent messages (unless someone >> copies the list address on a message for some reason). >> What do people think of setting up this list that way, if possible? >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
