On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Karn, Keith S wrote:
> Perhaps the best solution to this problem (of lots of replies to the
> entire list)
I don't see it as a problem.
> is for readers to send replies only to the originator. Then after some
> appropriate delay (e.g., ~1 week), the originator could summarize all
> the responses (giving credit to the contributors) and send them out in a
> single note to the entire list. As a minimum, the originator could
> simply concatenate all of the responses into one note to the list. There
> are of course times when we might deviate from this practice (i.e., when
> a respondent feels that their reply would be use to the entire group
> without delay).
I too like reading immediate replies. Further, the compiling is more of a
complex process and may be asking a bit too much of members' time. I find
it so much easier to hit the delete key if something doesn't interest me.
Jeffrey
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