Re: Saving bandwdith

While the thank you part of that is all very polite, it serves another very
important function - it tells us which of what may be several solutions to a
problem was the one that worked.


From: Sims, Ken <KSIMS@SOUTHERNWINE.com>
> >Saving bandwidth means that you will NOT reply to this paragraph saying
> >"Right on, Dan!" ;-) , but only if you have something to add or modify to
> >the paragraph.  I would also suggest that emails that express only
"Thanks
> >for that great solution, Tom!" (or somesuch) be done privately.
>
> Right on, Dan! <G>
>
> Seriously, let me disagree slightly with your last sentence.  I think that
a
> SHORT public thank you from the original requester can be appropriate if
an
> individual put forth some special effort or came up with a solution to a
> difficult problem.  If another person benefits significantly as well, that
> would probably be better done privately.

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