A Plea for sanity when posting to this list.

Lindsay judenlinz at orcon.net.nz
Fri May 6 01:36:06 UTC 2005


On Wed, 2005-05-04 at 13:59 +0100, linux wrote:
> As a newbee I must say:
> - it is importante the correct subject line so I can read and learn
> faster
> - the subject line it's also important for a correct archive
> - The thanks answer could be useful so we can learn with that suggestion
> 
> I think all questions are wellcome (from newbees and experts)
> But answers must be really usefull.
> Don't feed questions without a purpose.
> 
> Best Regards
> Abreu Pires  
> 
> On Tue, 3 May 2005 19:57:21 -0400, "Matthew S-H" <mathbymath at aol.com>
> said:
> > Just a few more...
> > 
> > * Change the subject line to the message you are replying to if you 
> > read e-mails using a Daily Digest and you are sending a response.
> > * Be thorough in your explanations, especially when responding to 
> > someone that is a "newb".
> > * Don't assume they know everything; if they did, they probably 
> > wouldn't be asking.   [related to the last one]
> > * Avoid "thank you for your help" e-mails on the list after an issue 
> > has been resolved.  If you feel the need to send out "thank you"s, send 
> > them to people directly (off the list).
> > 
> > ~Matt
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On May 3, 2005, at 7:35 PM, Kenton Brede wrote:
> > 
> > > On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 08:54:15AM +1000, David (david at kenpro.com.au) 
> > > wrote:
> > >> Especially since this i such a busy list, is it possible for posters 
> > >> to
> > >> follow some simple sane rules for posting?
> > >>
> > >> * Make your subject line relevant
> > >> * snip irrelevant material when replying
> > >> * change the subject line as the thread "evolves"
> > >> * keep it short, but complete
> > >> * don't top post
> > >> * avoid "amen to that" responses
> > >> * other things I haven't thought of?
> > >
> > > * Wrap lines to no more than 78 characters.
> > > * Post plain text, not HTML.
> > > * Keep sigs short.
> > >
> > > Kent
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that 
> > > matter."
> > >   - Martin Luther King Jr.
> > >
> > >
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