At 2002-12-18 09:50 +0100, Cams Ismael wrote:
I don't know how other people think about it on this list. But in my opinion
announcements of new products don't belong on this list.
I think they are appropriate, but then again I sell XSL training and post
periodically about upcoming deliveries. I find it useful to read
announcements and when I have an announcement myself I try to be
considerate about the length and make it obvious on the subject line. Many
of us are subscribed to a number of lists, so announcements often seem
repetitive when many lists are hit at the same time, which reinforces the
need for proper netiquette so readers can quickly dispose of messages
they've already read.
People here are
looking for help regarding xslt (I think). There are enough other resources
where to find information about new XML products. What would happen if every
xml software vendor was announcing his software on this list
Although that particular announcement was a bit lengthy, I personally
appreciate new product announcements on this list so that I don't have to
go and hunt and peck trying to find out what is new.
I hope vendors will continue to post *short* announcements using a
hyperlink for more detail to help with the awareness.
Note that most announcements have "ANN" (or some such) on the header line
so you can just choose to trash the ones you see in the header ... no one
is asking you to read announcements and I think it is good netiquette on
behalf of the vendor to indicate announcements in this way for people like
you who really do want to skip them.
I'd be interested to hear the opinions of others ... note on
http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list/index.html that anything related
to XSL is fair game; there are no bans on announcements. Perhaps
reinforcing the "Use Informative Subject Lines" section with the request
for including "ANN" at the start of a message for announcements would be
useful.
.................. Ken
p.s. happy holidays to everyone!
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