Posting Rules

[Bill Ricker]

well said Theresa.

Also, telling people they're not welcome because they prefer Gmail to
Evolutiom/thunderbird or whatever won't win us any friends either. And
im my current wrist condition this or ELM are about my choice (besides
crackberry).

(Gmail doesn't let me choose top/bottompost in this older Opera on my
Zaurus. I have NO IDEA which this will be. If I incheck (x) include
quoted, it will have neither, that's it.)

On 12/10/07, Theresa Hepburn <theresa.hepburn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >     I'd argue against list rules that impose any obstacles for new users
> >     to understand.  I'd hate for someone to add a discussion comment, only
> >     to be publicly corrected for a failure to follow list formatting
> >     conventions.
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> > Why?  Then they would know, and not do it again.  Isn't that how life
> > works in pretty much any other area?
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> Yes, and any other distribution of linux requires some understanding of
> command line interfaces and kernels. Ubuntu is a unique distribution
> intended to attract and be available to users who understand java only
> as coffee and think installing weather bug is the best idea since sliced
> bread. We are a unique community dedicated to attracting those with
> non-technical backgrounds and supporting them in the switch to open
> source software. It is difficult enough for the average Windows user to
> make the jump without additional hurdles; I would hate for someone to
> turn away because of a petty technicality.
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