[Steppes] When Email Escapes!!

[Gerita/Carolle Cox]

I think this would be a great thing!  It's just too easy to hit 'send'
without re-reading the To: line, and the whole world knows your inner
thoughts.  <cringes>

Gerita


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-----Original Message-----
From: steppes-bounces+hpockets=verizon.net at ansteorra.org
[mailto:steppes-bounces+hpockets=verizon.net at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of
Steppes Seneschal
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:49 PM
To: steppes at ansteorra.org
Subject: [Steppes] When Email Escapes!!


This is a situation that many people ignore, but it is a real problem.
Here is how it usually starts:

Someone sends a email to the list saying how cool a time they had at the
event.

Someone else replies saying something like "yeah, cool time, but did you
see what HL Sparky was wearing, man what was he thinking", and then hits
send.....

Moments later all the color drains from commenter's face, and fills HL
Sparky's...

Public and private emails fly about.   

More rumors, oh what fun.

The problem is that the Steppes List is a "party line" so private
comments don't stay private.   And yes, I have caused grief in this
way more than once.

There is a solution,  it would change the default setting to replying to
the sender and not the list.  You would actually need to press 'reply
all' to get your message to the actual list.

I think it's a smart move and I had one of the moderators look into this
a couple of months back.  It is not in my authority to make this change,
but I think it would help.

So, what does the group think?  Is it worth it to you to actually choose
"reply all" instead of  "reply" to prevent hurt feelings?  I think it
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