Re: FAQ - Etiquette - and how to get an answer

From: Yong Huang <yong321_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 15 Nov 2004 06:44:01 -0800
Message-ID: <b3cb12d6.0411150644.1acb3e30@posting.google.com>

"Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<cn62qt$rh5$1_at_hercules.btinternet.com>... ...

> e) If someone has got you out of a hole, it's quite


>     a nice touch to thank them (possibly by direct mail)

>     And if they haven't managed to help, it's quite useful

>     for everyone to explain what went wrong when you

>     tried their solution.


Excuse me for posting a reply to THE FAQ message. I suggest we all use
real emails either literally or mangled properly. By "mangled
properly" I mean add NoSpam or RemoveThis to the email so a human can

still figure out.

Ten years ago mailing lists had an etiquette rule that you post a summary after you receive other people's answers. You individually thank everyone in the summary. That practice is gone. We're sometimes at a loss what's the best way to thank others. If you can continue to contribute to the thread, you can show gratitude publicly when you follow up. If not, you email the person privately a simple thank-you. But that won't work if the email address is invalid.

Yong Huang Received on Mon Nov 15 2004 - 08:44:01 CST