Tom Backer Johnsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:13:04PM CET]:
> Hans W. Borchers wrote:
[...]
>>
>> Please answer to my e-mail address. In case enough interesting material comes
>> up, I will enter a summary here.
>
> It is nice that you are willing to summarize whatever appears, but
> somewhat arrogant in my eyes. There might be things appearing that you
> do not regard as of first interest that might be of interest to others.
I'd say "arrogant" is a bit harsh. There are mailing lists where there
is a good summary culture (haven't come across one lately though, remember
it rather from 15 years ago) which doesn't make you feel excluded,
rather quiet mailing list where a sudden lengthy discussion would cause
people to react bewildered and alienated, and specialized questions
which only interest a handful readers, who could always contact the
original contributor for more information.
This list and Hans' question doesn't fit any of the criteria. Therefore I
agree with Tom's conclusion:
> In other words, I therefore suggest that the list ignores the last
> paragraph in the question from you.
but I'd say that there are situations where it would be best to follow
Hans' request.
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