White Papers vs. Talking Papers

[Beth Agnew]

Susan, you are right that sharing answers helps us all. I think you just 
missed the last part where Suzanne says she's on digest. She didn't 
actually say "reply privately", though often that's the way we take it. 
We would all be more specific and clear if we said "Please use "Reply 
All" as I am on digest". Reply All gets a message right back to the 
poster, and to the list as well. It can be quite a while before digests 
are sent, depending on how they are set up. Some go at a specific time 
of day, others only when a specified threshold of number of messages is 
reached.

Susan Hogarth wrote:
> On 8/16/06, McKinney, Suzanne <smckinney at eei1.com> wrote:
>> I've been asked about white papers vs. talking papers. I have the
>> following questions. ...
>> Please email me directly as I am on digest.
>
> If you are kind enough to want to answer Suzanne's question
> personally, great. But please CC the list as well, and give us the
> benefit of your answer! One major function of a list like this is to
> create a database of answers to questions such as this, and unless
> it's a VERY specific question, I think it's best to share with
> everyone or that won't happen. I actually think it's a trifle rude to
> make such a 'reply privately' request on a list like this, but that's
> probably just me.