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Re: mail rules



On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 04:23:18PM -0700, ben wrote:
> so far:
> 
>    1. no spam
> 
>    2. text-only (no html, ms-tnef, etc.)
> 
>     3. wrap text
> 
>     4. reply to the list only, unless requested to cc:
> 
>     5. attachments should be minimal and relevant to the topic
> 
> additions, modifications?

<humor attempt="weak">

    6. indent properly

    7. spend more time answering questions from folks trying to use
       debian and less time arguing about crap.

</humor>

Seriously ... there have been several posts in the last two days that
have gone unanswered, but no shortage of posts in this thread.

Coming up with a list of "rules" is a pointless exercise; you do not
possess the ability to enforce your rules, unless you are the
listmaster.

I do support people who desire that "netiquette" be observed on this
list, and that includes such things as good old-fashioned plain-text
emails, no spam, proper quoting, honor reply-to and m-f-t headers (or
simply respond only to the list is unsure), etc.

No offense intended to participants in the thread; let's get back to
real debian advocacy (the software), and dispense with faux advocacy
(railing against the evils of what happens when the masses meet
email).

Cheers,

-- 
Nathan Norman - Micromuse Ltd.  mailto:nnorman@micromuse.com
Gil-galad was an Elven-king.            |  The Fellowship
Of him the harpers sadly sing:          |        of
the last whose realm was fair and free  |     the Ring
between the Mountains and the Sea.      |  J.R.R. Tolkien

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