[Hamara-devel] Mailing list Guidelines

Anant anant at hamaralinux.org
Thu Aug 27 13:33:39 BST 2015


On Thursday 27 August 2015 01:03 PM, Vikas Tara wrote:
> Is this a proposal for mailing list rules?
Yes, since we do not have any guide lines set for posting on mailing
lists, so I expect that every one should follow these guide lines.

If you want to amend or add some points in it, you are most welcome.
>
> 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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