[Hamara-devel] Mailing list Guidelines

Vikas Tara vik at hamaralinux.org
Thu Aug 27 13:03:20 BST 2015


Is this a proposal for mailing list rules?

On 27/08/15 12:49, Anant wrote:
> *Mailing list Guidelines*
>
> * *Respect the mailing list type*
> -The "User" lists where you can send questions and comments about 
> configuration, setup, usage and other "user" types of questions.
> -The "Developer" lists where you can send questions and comments about 
> the actual software source code and general "development" types
>    of questions.
>
>    Some questions are appropriate for posting on both the "user" and 
> the "developer" lists. In this case, pick one and only one. Do not 
> cross post.
> Asking a configuration question on the developers list is frowned upon 
> because developers' time is as precious as yours. By contacting
>    themdirectly instead of the user base you are abusing resources. In 
> fact, it is unlikely that you will get a quicker answer, if at all.
>
> ** Keep your messages closely related to the topic of the list.
> *
> * *Keep your email short and to the point; use a suitable subject line.*
> If your email is more than about a page of text, chances are that it 
> won't get read by very many people.
> Remember that thousands of copies of your message will exist in 
> mailboxes --
> please keep your messages as short as possible. ) or excessively 
> quoting previous
> messages in the thread (trim the quoted text down to the most 
> recent/relevant messages only).
> If you are replying to a previous email, it is a good idea to only 
> quote the
> parts that you are replying to and to remove the unnecessary bits. 
> This makes
> it easier for people to follow a thread as well as making the email 
> archives easier to search and read.
>
> * *Avoid including log output*
> Select only the most relevant lines, or place the log on a website or 
> in a pastebin instead
> (You can use paste.debian.net or pastebin.com)
>
> ** Debate the issue, do not engage in personal attacks.*
> * *Don’t send somebody else’s private email, without the permission of 
> the person.*
> **Keep your signature concise.*
>
>
>
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