On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Michael Blizek <michi1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Robert, Michi and Mulyadi for you inputs,
I guess I have included all the points made by you guys except for HTML one, which I guess I will include
While this list has been easy going and fun for most of the time. For last couple of months, I am observing the repetition of basic questions, a lot of argument and redirections and going off-topic and thread hijacking. So there is a need of some sort of dos and do-nots . These guidelines are bit long, so that it can include some description of topics, I guess most newbies make mistake because they don't understand it in the first place. It may give the newbie a bit of hint that list is serious one, which is fine I guess. Taking the list for granted and treating it like personal question answer session is not exactly the purpose of this list.
Hi!
On 02:43 Sat 20 Nov , Robert P. J. Day wrote:
...
> admittedly, i haven't even got around to reading the proposed docI can live with a list like this.
> yet, but what i think would be useful is a very short, very
> non-negotiable list of rules for posting. detailed docs are fine but
> what would be handy is a brief list so that newcomers at least don't
> make the most ***ergregious*** mistakes. as in:
>
> 1) use a meaningful subject. not "help" or "kernel problem" or
> "URGENT!" or "hi". if you do, you will be ignored.
>
> 2) do not top post. seriously. we mean it. don't. and, no, we
> *don't* care how people do it where you come from. :-)
>
> 3) do not post in HTML. see rule 2).
>
> 4) do not hijack threads.
>
> at the very least, even absolute beginners should be able to handle
> the above.
-Michi
Thanks Robert, Michi and Mulyadi for you inputs,
I guess I have included all the points made by you guys except for HTML one, which I guess I will include
While this list has been easy going and fun for most of the time. For last couple of months, I am observing the repetition of basic questions, a lot of argument and redirections and going off-topic and thread hijacking. So there is a need of some sort of dos and do-nots . These guidelines are bit long, so that it can include some description of topics, I guess most newbies make mistake because they don't understand it in the first place. It may give the newbie a bit of hint that list is serious one, which is fine I guess. Taking the list for granted and treating it like personal question answer session is not exactly the purpose of this list.
Regards
Anuz
