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[Mark Doliner]

Just a few tips:
* Users do not have to be subscribed to this mailing list in order to
post to it.  When replying to a user's email please ensure the user's
email address is listed in the "To" field.
* Replies to this mailing list by default go to the user who sent the
email.  We've talked about this behavior in the past and do not plan
on changing it.
* You're encouraged to use "Reply All" or "Reply List" for the
majority of your responses so that future generations of Pidgin users
can benefit from your knowledge being indexed forever in Google.
However, it may make sense for you to email the user only when sending
private information, sending off-topic information, if the user is
taking a private poll, etc.

-Mark

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[David Balazic-2]

Mark Doliner wrote:
>
> Just a few tips:
> * Users do not have to be subscribed to this mailing list in order to
> post to it.

The listinfo page (URL in footer) does not say so. I don't think anyone
would go search your message first and then (not) sunscribe. I believe
most will go to that page, read how to subscribe and do it. This is
pretty
common issue with mail lists. The info whether it accepts posts from
non-subscribers in not published, at least not in the obvious places.
So sometimes I post and wait for either a rejection message or that
my message appears in the archive. As both can take hours if not days,
I usually subscribe first.


> When replying to a user's email please ensure the user's
> email address is listed in the "To" field.
> * Replies to this mailing list by default go to the user who sent the
> email.  We've talked about this behavior in the past and do not plan
> on changing it.
> * You're encouraged to use "Reply All" or "Reply List" for the
> majority of your responses so that future generations of Pidgin users

Just a note: The vast majority of users have no "Reply List" button
in their MUA. (at least not in default configuration)

> can benefit from your knowledge being indexed forever in Google.
> However, it may make sense for you to email the user only when sending
> private information, sending off-topic information, if the user is
> taking a private poll, etc.
>
> -Mark
>
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