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To all,

Following Cedric's previous email, I think that one of the main problems with the Psych-Postgrads and the PsyPag emailing lists is down to unwanted mails.

What i mean by this is that when a person wishes to discuss issues with another member, this dialogue frequently gets relayed to the whole group, and this is not necessary and often causes aggravation amongst members of the email list, to which the mails were not intended for them. 

This email list is very important for keeping post grads in psychology in contact with one another, but just that people should make sure that if they wish to direct their emails to particular people, that they do this, rather than to the whole group. If people wish to send emails to the whole group then this should be fine, as that is one reason why people have signed up to join these lists. What do others think?

From Alex.

From Alex Bridger

(PsyPAG member of North West Branch)

>From: "Cedric E. Ginestet" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Settings information for psych-postgrads >Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:38:08 +0100 > >To all list users, > >Several students have voiced their opinions regarding which settings >should be set as default when replying to the list. > >It seems that initially, as Jeremy Miles justly pointed out, this >mailing list was set up as a debating forum. It would therefore be a >pity to lose the sight of what has constituted the impetus for the very >creation of this medium. This view has also been supported by other >students. > >On the other side of the argument, complains against the 'reply to all' >setting have gravitated around involuntary abuses by postgraduates >conducting online research projects. While such initiatives should still >be encouraged, they sho! uld not detrimentally affect other list users. > >It seems therefore that if we assume that we can rely on 'online >researchers' to clearly specify that they should ask their respondents >or collaborators to reply to their email addresses directly rather than >to the list, we should still be able to keep the 'reply to all' feature >of the mailing list as the default setting. > >This email is a call for objections from any user who would disagree >with that decision. In the case of such complains not being received, we >will reinstate the 'reply to all' feature shortly. > > >Cordially, > > >------------------- >Cedric E. Ginestet >PsyPAG Chair >Psychology Department (TC371) >Thames Valley University >Saint Mary's Road >London >W5 5RF >077-8688-4313