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From: "Ian Westergaard" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] Replying Off List
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 07:43:22 +1200
References: <42C91DF6.5050807@picknowl.com.au>


Hi Ros

> If we received any more
> complaints regarding hassling off list, the offenders will be removed.

I don't think that such drastic action would be needed.

The people who complain about off list replies are genuinely concerned about
the effectiveness of the list and should not be punished for expressing
their concern. I have subscribed to other lists which are totally
ineffective as forums for the exchange of information and discussion because
almost all the replies were off list.

Maybe the tag line at the bottom of each message could contain a brief
explanation of this issue from time to time? Though I believe this tag line
is not included with digests?

Ian Westergaard
In Cloudy & Cool Central Otago
New Zealand

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ros" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 11:31 PM
Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] Replying Off List


> To all Listers,
> Some of our extremely helpful people are being hassled because of the
> 'Replying of List' messages.
>
> The reasoning behind this has been discussed at length some 6-8 weeks
> ago and the decision was made
> to reply off list and advise the list that this had been done by the
> 'replied off list' message.
>
> Now some do not agree with this, but unfortunately that is the way it
> has to be. If we received any more
> complaints regarding hassling off list, the offenders will be removed.
>
> Please keep our list free of trouble, we are one of the best groups
> around and we would like to keep it that way.
>
> Regards
> Ros Dunstall,
> Assistant List Owner
>
>
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