Keith Moore wrote:
[..]
Expecting contributors to explicitly add their addresses to
a whitelist using obscure knowledge that is specific to
a particular list or software or moderator,
[..]
p.s. though it is intriguing to consider - what if the instructions
for commenting on a draft were embedded somewhere within that
draft, so people would actually have to read it before commenting?
Since cross-posters always (!) read each mailing list's charter before sending,
it is intriguing to consider that said posters probably also stumbled across
the list's subscription method. This would presumably move the act of
subscription from the realm of "obscure knowledge" and into the realm
of "duh".
cheers,
gja