[Chapter-delegates] ISOC global emailings

[Veni Markovski]

Alan and all,
I agree it is quite inappropriate to send an email with dozens of To: or
CC:
In fact, some programs automatically prevent this from happening.
There are some basic rules of netiquette, which every user should follow,
so I'm not sure why we're arguing about it.

On Thursday, October 20, 2016, Alan Levin <alan at isoc.org.za> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> fyi: ISOC global created a mailing list for African Chapter leaders for
> this purpose only a few years ago. It turn out that Victor does use that,
> he ALSO sends these emails seperately… with an "apology for cross posting"
>
> On 19 Oct 2016, at 7:22 PM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> > I think Alan's point here is that bcc could/should have been used.
> Victor, not Joyce, is the culprit.
>
> Thanks Joly…  yes, Victor used the To: field to send to hundreds of
> recipients. And yes a bcc could have been used, yet I do not agree since
> there is a list already and he ALSO sends to the list. And I think a list
> is a good idea rather than bcc.
>
> This is poor practice and it still makes me cringe that an ISOC employee
> does it, repeatedly for many months without a single manager or ISOC
> colleague suggesting that it is less than ideal.
>
> > But how many of us have ever hit send without properly reviewing an
> email's addressing or content? Let he who is without sin..
>
> I do not blame Victor for this. I do not hold him responsible, he did it
> more than a dozen times over many months. How long has he worked at ISOC?
> Who is his supervisor? Does his supervisor know that there is anything
> wrong with this?  Who gave him the list of email addresses or where did he
> get it from?
>
> This is simply poor ISOC leadership. I told Kathy - when she started - the
> importance of netiquette…  she smiled and agreed and promised "to look into
> it" ..
>
> > ​Meanwhile Alan has not helped by sending the whole header out to the
> entire Chapter-Delegates list, where it continues to be included in replies.
>
> Actually I do think it helped. As an outcome we saw that the previous
> Chairman of three years? did not see anything wrong with it until it was
> pointed out to him… yes, we all get tens of thousands of emails every month
> Bob. If we are not to set the example, who will? Just because spam is a
> huge industry, does that mean to say we should support it?
>
> Is it even possible to get more executive management (at ISOC) to be aware
> of the importance of this?
>
> A few years ago, I tried to explain this to one of the senior managers. I
> used many emails and meetings and discussions and he finally promised me
> these basic guidelines would be taught to all staff. Unfortunately he is
> one of the most corrupt people I have ever met and whom I know is still on
> the management team. So….
>
> > Here in North America we do have a list  -
> northamerica-chapters at elists.isoc.org <javascript:;> - for just such
> purposes.
>
> Yes, we also have one in Africa… these were sent 'in addition to' that….
>
> hth
>
> Alan
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== Sent from my phone, so any spelling mistakes are caused by the
touchscreen keyboard. Also, that's the reason for using short words and
phrases.
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