It has to do with the topology of the web - if you are web-wise closer to
the responder than the original sender you can receive the answer before the
question - even if both answer and question go only to the list.
I learned this suscribed to SAS-L when I was at UF - I was downstream from
Bob Hamer (then at VCU) who, at the time, seemed to answer many of the
questions on SAS-L. He would get the questions quickly because at VCU he
was (web-wise) close to a source of sending - I would always get his
responses before the original question because he was my nearest neighbor on
the web - after he moved to Rutgers the whole phenomenon stopped (and if I
recall John Williams became primary answerer).
I wondered how long it would take before someone on this list asked about
it. I see the answer before question phenomenon on this list quite strongly
and for me it is often Spencer Graves' answer I see first - like this one :)
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Spencer Graves [mailto:spencer.graves at pdf.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 12:13 PM
To: Jim Brennan
Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [R] Order of messgaes/ missing messages
Might this depend on whether someone responds to all or only to
the list? If one responds to all, then the originator should receive 2
copies, If s/he subscribes to the list. The copy via the list is often
delayed hours by the listserve. Might this explain the issue? spencer
graves
Jim Brennan wrote:
>I am curious as to why I quite often receive responses to questions on
>the help before receiving the actual question.
> For example Mr Graves has responded to Mr Lumley's response to Mr
Wegelin
yet I ave not received Mr. Lumley's post while I have received the other
two. >
>Cheers,
>
>Jim
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