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Chris Walters wrote: |
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> Everyone makes mistakes, and it is can be good to point them out, though |
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> I do |
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> think this thread is a bit of overkill - a private message to the person |
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> who |
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> made the mistake is usually enough. |
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I agree the thread is overkill, the first message was not. |
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Stroller's message was polite and included links to educate people. I |
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don't think a private message is the way to go in these cases because: |
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1: Most people learn about proper threading from these kind of messages. |
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Few ever see full headers or have even heard of "In-Reply-To:". |
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2: Private-only messages can actually make the situation worse, as |
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anyone looking over archives sees repeated instances of a "bad habit" |
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from different people, but no feedback that it's frowned upon. |
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> Just my $0.020000000000001 |
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Pentium fdiv bug? | |
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> Regards, |
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> Chris |
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PaulNM |
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