Are we still translating things?

[Andrew Schultz]

David Woodhouse wrote:
> Because I misunderstood and thought that the trans@ list might actually
> be somewhere that people should post to for one-off advice and
> assistance (or to point out broken links on the web page), without
> wanting to subscribe and take a daily interest in l10n matters.

While that seems like a good idea and I have sometimes wanted something 
like that myself, I think people on the list are much more likely to 
respond if they know the original person will see the response.  From 
experience, I see people posting to such more "open" lists and saying 
"I'm not subscribed.  Please send replies to my email address", which is 
not the way things should work.

Limiting posting to subscribers probably also reduces spam (or at least 
the need for spam moderation).

Of course, all that doesn't mean the message shouldn't try to more 
accurately convey the situation.  It sounds like a catch-all rejection 
message or like the wording is targeted at subscribers who are being 
incorrectly rejected.

-- 
Andrew Schultz
ajs42 at buffalo.edu
http://www.cbe.buffalo.edu/schultz