[Air-L] Change of default reply setting on air-l

[Philippa Smith]

I'd just like to support Jeremy in this.  Often I might not take too much note of "conversations" until they develop with input from a number of AOIR people.  Often these subjects are something I have not considered before but am made aware of through these discussions. When people post requesting references or pathways to knowledge of research methods other AOIR members benefit from the knowledge that is fed back to all.  I can see the reasoning behind not being inundated with too many messages on a daily basis and this is something that I deal with just by deleting on a daily basis (which I acknowledge can be a pain at times).  However this change means that we will never know whether we are missing out on something really useful - and yes the sense of community is diminished.  
 
Regards
 
Philippa
 
Please note Holly - I'm not shooting the messenger, but just wanted to add my bit to the conversation.
 
 
Philippa K Smith
PhD Candidate
Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication
AUT University
Auckland
New Zealand
 
 

>>> jeremy hunsinger <jhuns at vt.edu> 11/05/2009 11:19 a.m. >>>
gotta say, that... I think this is very detrimental to the community.   
This change fundamentally destroys the conversation construed as a  
group, and forces it to be between individuals, unless they  
consciously choose otherwise.   This is a change I've always been  
against  and I am against it now.  Air-l should be about collegiality  
and sharing, not about replying to individuals.   I think this setting  
should be reverted asap.

On May 10, 2009, at 7:11 PM, Holly Kruse wrote:

> Up until now on air-l, replies to messages posted to the list went, by
> default, to air-l.  The default reply setting for air-l has been  
> changed.
> As of now, replies to list posts will go privately to the message  
> poster and
> not to air-l.  If you would like people on the list to see your  
> reply, you
> will need to manually insert the air-l address into the To: field of  
> your
> reply.
>
> Thanks for your attention to this change,
>
> Holly Kruse
> List Manager, air-l
> holly at aoir.org 
> holly-kruse at utulsa.edu 
>
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