[Elecraft] HOW TO REPLY TO SPECIFIC POST ON THE REFLECTOR?

[Tom H Childers]

First of all reset your email so that it doesn't reject everything
that is not in your address book ;o)

73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member

On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:35:30 -0700, "Dick Diddams"
<dickdiddams at earthlink.net> wrote:

>GOOD MORNING GARY:
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>NORMALLY, I'D SEND MY COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE "REFLECTOR WRITER" BUT YOUR
>EMAIL SUGGESTS PROPER ETIQUETTE IS TO REPLY TO THE ENTIRE GROUP (THIS I DID
>NOT KNOW - WILL ALWAYS DO THIS IN THE FUTURE).
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>WHERE DOES ONE OBTAIN COPY OF THE RULES STATING WHAT IS "DEAD WRONG AND
>IMPOLITE" FORMATTING TO USE ON THIS REFLECTOR?   COMMON SENSE WOULD INDICATE
>PROFANITY SHOULDN'T BE USED.  BEING DISRESPTECTFUL TO OTHERS WOULDN'T BE
>PROPER.  PUBLIC LECTURING, ISN'T COOL EITHER, BUT THIS PROBABLY ISN'T IN THE
>RULE BOOK.
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>BY THE WAY, I READ (THE SUBJECT MATTER, PRIMARILY) THIS REFLECTOR ONCE EVERY
>COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SO; GUESS THE RULES WERE NOT NOTED.  IF A QUESTION NEEDS
>TO BE ANSWERED, I'LL SEARCH THE INTERNET FIRST AND IF A  RESPONSE CAN'T BE
>LOCATED, I'LL CALL ELECRAFT DIRECTILY FOR ADVICE.
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>I'M NOT EMAIL SAVY - WHEN WORKING HAD SECRETARY WHO HANDLED ALL MY MAIL.
>RETIRED (OFFSHOFRE) MANUFACTUING PLANT MANAGER 15-YEARS AGO AT THE AGE OF
>62.   BEEN STRUGGLING WITH EMAIL SINCE RETIRING - MISS MY SCRIBE!  HI
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>REGARDS,
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>DICK DIDDAMS - W7QHE (99.9% OPERATION IS CW) 
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>DICKDIDDAMS at EARTHLINK.NET
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>PS - OWNER OF KX1, K2, K3, KAT500, P3 AND KPA500.  
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>Message: 1
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>Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:00:30 -0600
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>From: AG0N-3055 <mcduffie at ag0n.net>
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>To: elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
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>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How to reply to specific post on the reflector?
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>On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:24:57 -0400, W2RU - Bud Hippisley wrote:
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>> Basically, the English language should prevail.   "Reply" clearly refers
>to the sender, not the medium.  "Reply All" means exactly what it says.  I
>hope the list moderator will keep it just the way it is.
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><eoa>This is dead wrong and impolite.  The originator asked THE GROUP, and
>the reply need to go to the group.  There is no reason to assume that the
>originator is the only person who wants to hear the answer.  Otherwise, the
>list would operate in such a way that when you subscribe, you receive a
>listing of those who are also subscribed.  You pick a call who you think
>might know the answer to your question and send them a personal note and he
>replies back to you.  Pretty stupid isn't it.  Even if you think it is a
>dumb question that you have to ask, I guarantee you that there is someone
>like you who also doesn't know the answer and didn't post the question but
>is anxiously waiting for someone to answer it so he will know too.
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>This list owner happens to want it this way (apparently), so we have to put
>up with it.
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>>  Too many impolitic e-mails intended for a single individual have received
>bulk distribution via reflectors set up so that "Reply" sends it to the
>group.
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>That's part of the group environment and public sharing of information.  Do
>you read the paper to see one item only?  No, you read the paper to see what
>is new and what is interesting.  Ever pick up the paper and see something
>that surprised you and you were glad you saw it?  That's what groups/lists
>are for.  You cheat everyone else out of the answer and also future
>searchers for information are deprived of having the answers to their
>questions by not allowing the answers to be public.
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></eoa>
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>Gary