[Framers] Up for discussion: changing Framers' default Reply-To behavior

[Alan Litchfield]

My vote is to have the default as the list. This is what is used in most 
of my other mailing lists.

Thank you for asking.

Alan

On 27/01/17 7:43, FrameUsers Admin wrote:
> In the "old days" of this list, it was expected that a poster would
> summarize the comments received, especially any that were sent off-list.
> These days, most of us don't have time for that and we miss so much good
> information that could help us all. I know that often someone posts
> something that I want to watch for replies, only to never read another
> word on the subject except a mention of all the great off-list replies.
>
> Related to this is what I find to be a major pain in the a**-- pressing
> Ctrl-R and forgetting that my reply will go only to the original poster.
> I have to then find the Framers email address, copy/paste it into the
> header or a new email, and resend the message. I think this may be
> contributing to the propensity of off-list replies.
>
> When I originally set up this new Framers list, I opted to set the
> default Reply-To behavior to send only to the poster and not the list
> because it was the recommended action for new lists. I'm beginning to
> really regret that decision. So as List Mom, I'd like to change the
> default reply behavior to go to the list and not to the sender. I
> realize that this might create situations that could prove embarrassing
> if one accidentally sends a private reply to the entire list. I'm
> willing to entertain valid arguments both pro and con to this change in
> list behavior. I'd prefer receiving them off-list (carol at frameusers.com)
> unless you feel that your argument merits all 1089 of us taking the time
> to read it. I won't make this decision unilaterally -- this list belongs
> to all of us and relies on all of us to provide good content and helpful
> advice.
>
> Bear in mind that if I DO make this change, I will give plenty of
> advance warning and repeat it a few times before making the change so
> that we all have time to retrain our brains.
>
> Carol Elkins
> List Mom
> carol at frameusers.com
>
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