Are we still translating things?

Samuel Sieb samuel at sieb.net
Wed Aug 13 22:41:37 UTC 2014


On 08/13/2014 01:56 PM, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:50:53 -0700
> Samuel Sieb <samuel at sieb.net> wrote:
>> I would recommend changing the wording as, at least to me, that
>> sounds like a closed list.  There is no indication that someone could
>> actually send to the list if they were subscribed.
>
> Well, I'm not sure why this is suddenly confusing. This very list you
> are posting on is setup the same way (you have to subscribe to post).
>
I wasn't confused. (I wasn't trying to post either.)  However, I can see 
how it could be confusing to someone not as familiar with these lists.

> I guess the wording could be better and mention that you may need to
> subscribe to post. List admins can customize the default. Might be good
> to look and see if mailman3's message is similar.
>
Yes, my suggestion was just to add a note in the message somewhere that 
you have to be subscribed to post.


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