Re: [Paddlewise] [CPAKayaker] Do not forward mail out of the list

Joy E. Hecht wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Julio MacWilliams wrote:
> 
> > Today I saw a message from Paddlewise forwarded to CPAkayaker.
> >
> > DID YOU GET THE AUTHOR'S PERMISSION TO DO SO ?
> >
> > If it is really an interesting subject for someone outside of the
> > list, it might be alright to forward _all_the_postings_in_the_discussion_
> > with _previous_author's_consent_.  But forwarding someone's postings
> > outside of the list is not only unethical, but might create a lot
> > of confusion and trouble.
> 
> < snip >
> 
> I'm curious what others think about this "netiquette" rule.  I had always
> thought it was not appropriate to forward individual email to a list
> without permission, but I haven't heard objections before to things going
> from one list to another.  Emails go back and forth between CPAKayaker,
> NYCKayaker, and Paddlewise with some regularity.
> 
> >From my perspective, once I've posted something to a list I have no idea
> who got it anyway, so I don't think I'd mind it being forwarded to
> another list.
> 
> What do others think?
> 
> Joy Hecht
> Arlington VA

I was surprised to see the objection by Julio made regarding sending the
post from Paddlewise over to Cpakayaker.  But there may be
understandable sensitivities on this and maybe that is what is being
reflected.

Looking at what was forwarded over, an additional item regarding
accidents and accident statistics, it doesn't seem sensitive.  I don't
recall anything sensitive regarding it on Paddlewise.  But at one point,
WaveLength, a listserver from which a number of subscribers fled to help
create Paddlewise, was plagued by blantant commercialism and harangues
against other subscribers by one individual. It was the subject of air
bladders attached to the outside of kayaks, called spxnsxns.  There was
a tacit understanding then on Paddlewise not to desseminate widely what
later was discussed by individuals regarding the subject.  The concern
was that the individual who was a problem might see it on other forums
and use the info to harangue people who were speaking freely on
Paddlewise.

So maybe the objection was in that spirit of sensitivity.  Like Joy, I
don't recall any other objections for sending stuff from one listserver
to another.  It indeed as she points out it is done all the time and it
generally is welcomed as broadening information on a subject.  I belong
to all three lists, paddlewise, cpakayaker and nyckayaker.  I sometimes
get an item sent to all three directly and sometimes someone pick an
item from one to send over to the other thinking it might be of wider
interest as Greg H. just did and engendered the complaint from Julio.

ralph
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