"Bryan Newell" <bryann at bryann.net> writes: > 1. When I reply to a message on this list, should I be replying to both the > user and the mailing list, or just the list? I realize when I only want to > reply to the user, but I'm talking about when I want my reply posted back to > the list. Just to the list. Some readers can be told about the details of the list, to do that automatically. Otherwise you have to "reply to all" and then edit out the copy to the user. There are headers that cause some mailreaders (like Pegasus) to create reply-to-list buttons in all the messages, too. > 2. I recently sent in a couple of very large messages; they were large > because they were attempts to "deduce" the geography of Dragaera by using a > lot of text quotes from the novels, and explaining my subsequent deductions > as clearly as possible without, hopefully, being pedantic. Should I limit > my posts to a certain size (ie, break up long posts into shorter ones)? > This is an important question, as I am preparing to post more such > "geographical deductions"... There's some kind of upper limit to how much people will read, and how much is appropriate to post, but I didn't think your geography posts were pushing those vague limits. Being so excellently on-topic helps, of course :-). > 3. What is the proper way to refer to the author we're here for? I've been > using "Mr. Brust", but I've seen "Steve" used quite a few times. I don't > know the man, so I'm not entirely comfortable assuming it's okay to refer to > him by his first-name (in the third-person, even). Has he previously > expressed a preference? The answer is obvious to me, but I can't remember if it's *official*, so I'm going to let this one go by; wouldn't want to be speaking for Steven and getting it *wrong* :-). -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Photos: <dd-b.lighthunters.net> Snapshots: <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>