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Re: IMPORTANT: Complaint about private answers in oracle-l list

From: Dennis Williams <oracledba.williams_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 09:02:20 -0500
Message-ID: <de807caa0604030702j647a81dfl1c0982b146ce758c@mail.gmail.com>


Juan,

I think people provide private replies for a variety of reasons. To me, once you've solved the question you originally posted, it is nice to post a summary back to the list (and I have seen you do this, Juan). In that you can summarize some ideas that people provided you privately.

Dennis Williams

On 4/2/06, Juan Carlos Reyes Pacheco <juancarlosreyesp_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you to all who answered.
>
> I want to insist the problem is not to get some private emails,
> neither everyone should be forced to post to all the list, what I'm
> telling is the fact, that posting privately is becoming "the rule",
> when more than 50% of the answers one receives are private answers,
> and not posted to the list.
>
> I had received privately post from very recognized person in this
> list, on not ot-topics that should be post to every one because are
> very useful. And honestly I don't perceive there are too many post in
> this list to justify to post privately.
>
> I'm not trying to tell "Every one has to post to everyone", neither
> forcing to post to everyone when someone don't wants to do it.
> What I'm telling is before posting privately think if wouldn't be
> better to post to all the list, because finally this is a discussion
> forum, not a private question&answers forum service :).
>
> Have a nice day.
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