Michael--
I totally agree and posted a note to this effect after my first month on the
list. If you want details, contact me off-list. : )
Ian
CF57345UO
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>From: "Michael Ferguson" <fergie@ntplx.net>
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: List Procedure (Etiquette?)
>Date: Tue, Jun 27, 2000, 10:27 PM
>
>
>Cosmo Kramer's post this morning (a summary of the responses he received
>off-list regarding his gearbox popping out of gear) reminded me of something
>I've been meaning to bring up for some time. Guess this is as good a time as
>any.
>
>When questions are posed to the list, I often find that, while I may not
>need to know the answer today, I will quite possibly need it tomorrow. While
>list-wide posts are accessible on the ListQuest web site
>(http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=triumphs), responses sent
>off-list, directly to the individual, are forever lost to the rest of us
>(unless all of us are as conscientious as Cosmo and post a summary).
>
>Maybe it's just my opinion, but it seems to me that legitimate responses
>should be sent to the List, not just to the individual who asked the
>question in the first place. If we know the answer, we should share it with
>everyone - not just for the present, but for future searches in the archives
>or for those of us who save posts that we think may be of interest in the
>future. If we don't KNOW the answer, but are just offering possibilities or
>"have you tried this...?" replies, we should put that out there as well.
>
>On the other hand, there are times when we should consider no response at
>all...you know who you are (myself included)! If you don't know, don't tell.
>:^)
>
>Just food for thought...
>__
>
>Michael Ferguson
>1959 TR3A TS53990L...O!
>You can't fix it if you don't break it first!
>
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