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Subject:	Netiquette Question (was Re: Legal Education? etc. )
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Mon, 1 Jul 2002 20:11:32 GMT
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I am just curious about something... Christopher posed a request here, and I have gone to some lengths to fulfill that request in the previous post. Now it happens that I don't care if he responds to the previous post or not (REALLY!), but I wonder if most people think I deserved a reply even if it was just a short thanks or whatever. Alternatively, is the "thanks" made at the end of the original request considered the sufficient thanks -- in advance. A third alternative might be that to reply with a just a few words like "thanks a lot -- Chris" would be considered noise that doesn't have to be made publically, but maybe could or should be made privately. And I suppose the list of possibilities goes on from here... FWIW, Christopher has been online in the meanwhile, so I know he could have replied if he had wished to. So the plot thickens... =) What is the right thing to do? Is there a lot of room for slippage? How much does what is done matter? Should I be offended? If so, to what degree? -- Hop-Frog

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		Re: Netiquette Question (was Re: Legal Education? etc. )
(...) If it had been me that asked for info I probably would have sent you a private thanks. Or maybe even a public one. The line between clutter and politeness is indistinct in this area. I doubt very much that Chris slighted you deliberately, (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Netiquette Question (was Re: Legal Education? etc. )
(...) Your tone suggests, contrary to your words, that you'd appreciate an acknowledgement of your effort. And I don't think that's out of line, but I'm also not sure what our common understanding of this issue is (if there is one). (...) I think a (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Netiquette Question (was Re: Legal Education? etc. )
(...) Agree with Larry. Netiquette could swing both ways depending on who, when, and what forum. (...) Ok, my take is a very definite "no". My advice is: Don't be offended by anything. Or try not to be. It's a waste of emotion, and being a negative (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Netiquette Question (was Re: Legal Education? etc. )
(...) No one can tell you whether you should or should not be offended, but had I gone to the trouble to write what you wrote and got no acknowledgment specifically from the person who requested the info, you bet I'd be offended. (But then I guess (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Legal Education? (was: real conspiracies?)
First, let me just say: Holy Crap! What a lot of complicated questions! Obviously, I have to make the usual I AM NOT A LAWYER warning here. But, really -- I am not a lawyer and you shouldn't consider anything I say any kind of legal advice. These (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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