Re: [EXT]Re: TexWorks 2025 and Wiley NJDv5 Template Compile Problem

Am 06.02.2026 um 16:06 schrieb Jim:
> On Fri, Feb  6, 2026 at 15:46 (+0100), Alois Steindl wrote:
>
>
>> Am 06.02.2026 um 14:40 schrieb Jim:
>>> Contrariwise, if person XYZ privately emails me a question about subject
>>> ABC, I would not go to the ABC mailing list / newsgroup / ... and say
>>> "Hey everyone, XYZ asked this question: '...'".
>>> Cheers.
>>> Jim
>> Why not? If you think, that the question and especially a helpful response
>> would be beneficial for the participants, then forwarding the question to
>> the group would be a good move.
> My answer gets back to one of the earlier comments about whether someone's
> question is intended for public viewing or not.  A particular person might
> not want (for reasons that are important to him/her) to be seen publicly
> asking that question.  I should respect that, even if I don't understand
> the concern.
Of course, as usual in this group (and hopefully generally), I wouldn't 
name the person at all, just something like "my students or colleagues 
encountered the following problem".
>> In this group we obtain such questions frequently and that is perfectly
>> fine.
> It may be fine, depending on XYZ's feelings on the matter.  If I (or you or
> anyone else) receive a question via "private" email and feel the answer
> would be useful to some group at large, then I (or you or ...) could write
> up a message for that group giving the question and the answer, without
> identifying XYZ.  And maybe even asking XYZ in advance if they mind (in
> cases where you can imagine that there might be some concern, such as it is
> difficult to de-identify XYZ and still discuss the question).
>
>> Of course, if you are more experienced than person XYZ you could also
>> suggest/choose the proper forum and give useful hints how to state the
>> question, like minimal example.
> I agree fully: if someone could use a bit of information on how to best get
> their question answered, providing that information is a nice thing to do.
>
> And part of that information could be suggesting to the person that in many
> newsgroups / mailing lists / web forums / ... it is not always considered
> polite to ask people answering the (public) question to (privately) email
> the answer to you.
>
>
> In another recent message someone pointed out that new people are not
> always treated as nicely as they could be.  I think that is a good thing
> for everyone to keep in mind, especially in a group like this one that
> (thank goodness!) transcends political, national, and many other divisions
> that tend to separate people.

In this regard I feel some conflicting issues: The group should of 
course remain as polite as it is. But if there are too many questions by 
people, who signal that they don't also intend to contribute, the value 
of the group would also decrease; so I guess, that there should be given 
some hints from time to time to correct this tendency. (I am somewhat 
astonished, that my first post was received as that harsh; I just wanted 
to explain with indirect speech, why asking for answers per private mail 
isn't appreciated. I missed the important reason, that a good solution 
wouldn't benefit the group if sent privately.

Of course, I will try to behave frindlier in the future.)

In the good old days of news groups people were directed to the group's 
FAQ.

> I read a newsgroup whose readership was decimated (quite a few years ago)
> by two people who answered lot of questions, but did so in very abrasive
> and obnoxious ways.  I'd hate to see that happen here, especially in light
> of the fact that comp.text.tex has turned into a wasteland of LaTeX package
> announcements.
>
> Cheers.
>
>                                  Jim

I remember the newsgroup comp.programming.literate, in which issues with 
programs like tangle/weave were discussed. Suddenly many programming 
newbies popped up, when AOL became popular. These guys thought that the 
group is about learning the basics of programming; it was terrible.

Kind wishes

Alois