[Qt-interest] [OT] Request to stick to the netiquette

[Stephen Jackson]

On 05/05/09, Trenton Tuggle wrote:
>
>  The users whose email is being "decorated" thusly are victims just as
>  much as those on the list are.  There's little gained by banning them,
>  because at least in the few cases I'm familiar with, there's nothing
>  short of long-term legal precedents which can sway the lawyers, and
>  thus corporate policy.
>

Victims they may be.

Bad netiquette in general and dumb disclaimers in particular reduce my
interest in the message. This means that consequently I am less likely
to read it carefully and possibly respond. Since many disclaimers
amount to "do not read this or act upon it", the ultimate author of
the disclaimer gets precisely what they ask for - not what the victim
wants.

Occasionally I am sufficiently interested in a topic to ignore the bad
netiquette and/or disclaimer. However, I don't consult a lawyer to
tell me whether I am allowed to read it or not - life is too short.

Regards,

Stephen Jackson