Allan Reese
> For an alternative view of how lists should be used, see eg
> ALLSTAT, whose
> guidelines are posted on www.jiscmail.ac.uk
> That list takes the view that someone who throws out a
> question should
> receive and collate the responses, then post a summary.
>
> Either system is workable. Personally I am most irritated
> by seeing an
> interesting question on a list with no further information
> on whether it was ever answered.
Indeed. It's important to note that
allstat functions largely as a conduit
for job adverts and meeting or course announcements,
for which no public reply is appropriate.
As Allan perhaps will agree, the failure
of many posters of _questions_ on allstat to summarize
the answers seems to make that list fairly
ineffective for that purpose.
However, our concern here is solely
with Statalist, which has always had a principle
of replying in public. My comments were meant
to be entirely in that spirit, as I hope is clear.
Nick
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