N. T. wrote:
>> And for N.T: most people (including myself) reply in order of
>> arrival,
>> so a reply will often NOT take subsequent mails in consideration. As
>> often, Olin and I reply with the same opinion, but with some
>> difference
>> of expression :)
>
> If I said "most people reply in order of arrival", the guy would blame
> on me, - "How did I figure 'most'?" :-)
> I would suggest that most people are looking through a thread before
> replying to it.

I think you're wrong, but short of taking a poll (no, let's not do that)
none of us really knows.  However, I did say earlier that I respond to
PIClist posts in order, and Wouter has also said he does too.

> Definitely, posting lengthy messages teaching someone to do something
> after he had done that already 4 hours before, looks a bit strange.

Not if you understand how mail lists work, or at least have been paying
attention to this thread.  I think most people process messages in the orde=
r
they are received.  However, whether you think most do that or not, I
already said specifically that I do, so nothing should be strange to you
here.  In any case, what happened here is well within norms anyone should
expect of a email list.


For what it's worth, I generally process posts in order.  If I have been
away from the list for a significant time, I may look forwards before
posting something where a future post could modify what I might say.  My ow=
n
threshold for "a significant time" is roughly one day.  So if I've been
checking the list at least daily, then I don't look forwards when respondin=
g
to a post.

I think that not taking a future post up to around 24 hours into account is
generally accepted and not out of line for a email list.  I don't know how
others feel, but certainly a few hours is well within the accepted norm,
where a week could be considered rude.


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