> On 30 Nov 2014, at 16:51 , F?bio Magalh?es <fmagalhaes at gmail.com> wrote: > > Duncan, > > You are right, I've assumed precedence wouldn't break anything, but > looking a little more into this issue it seems some people use filters > based on this header and Gmail seems to be the only client that needs > bulk precedence set to make unsubscribe link work. > > I think the question boils down to putting an unsubscribe link on footer or not.Yes, I see two main issues (a) would people actually take the hint, whatever we put in the footer? (b) there's a limit to how much claptrap everyone else want to see in each and every post However, what about just doing something like> ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list. ADMINISTRATIVE INTERFACE (INCL. UNSUBSCRIPTION) AT > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.(Not actually using all-caps of course) -pd -- Peter Dalgaard, Professor, Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Phone: (+45)38153501 Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com
On Sun, 30 Nov 2014, peter dalgaard wrote:> (a) would people actually take the hint, whatever we put in the footer?Only some actually read everything and look for help at the bottom of the message. Since Microsoft users almost always top post I wonder if they even see the bottom of a message from a mail list.> However, what about just doing something like >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help at r-project.org mailing list. ADMINISTRATIVE INTERFACE (INCL. UNSUBSCRIPTION) AT> (Not actually using all-caps of course)Or, just a line with TO UNSUBSCRIBE: see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help Uppercase to catch the eye of the reader. Rich
Following on Rich and Peter, is it practical for the list to put it at the top then, before the R-message? Something like: TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the list: see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help And then continue on for each R message. Because top-posting has pretty much taken over, the best efforts of puritans notwithstanding, putting stuff at the bottom is unlikely to evoke much attention, and especially so in our 140-character-3-second attention-span world. As an aside, if I were the OP, and wanted to unsubscribe, the volume of the e-mail messages on this topic alone would have been punishment enough for the original post:-) Best wishes, Ranjan ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop!