Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: private responses vs sending to the whole list

[Rob Sandelin (Exchange) (Robsan]

There are something like 535 people subscribed to the Cohousing-L mailing
list.  So when you send a message, ask yourself who the audience for the
message is.  If you are making a personal reply  to the comments of one
individual, you could do us all a favor by replying directly to that
individual rather than the whole list. If you have a beef with what someone
writes, consider answering them directly, unless you think the rest of would
benefit from your observations.  
Email is a tricky business, since the only indication of tone is in the
words themselves, and this can be very subjective. I would encourage folks
to read over once what you write before you send it, to ensure that your
meaning is not lost in the way you use the words.
Rob Sandelin
Long-time poster to cohousing-L