[Hamara-devel] Mailing list Guidelines

[Raju DV]

On 08/27/2015 01:10 PM, Vikas Tara wrote:
> On 27/08/15 13:52, Raju DV wrote:
>> On 08/27/2015 12:33 PM, Anant wrote:
>>> >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.
>>> >
>> We can also go on making a Mailing list Guidelines document, on the wiki
>> or on the main site.
>>
>> These guidelines can also be posted to new subscribers of the mailing
>> list when they subscribe to it.
>>
>>
> I have a problem with guidelines. Let me put it out there for discussion.
> 
> We want to encourage and foster a community, many people in our
> potential user base do not
> have a wonderful grasp of English, many will be complete newbies.

We can make the guidelines newbie friendly. Also add the first rule in
the guideline for any newbie.

* Do not hesitate to ask questions or communicate with the mailing list.
	
We know there will be newbies, who are not good in English and these
newbies are welcome, as we don't have problems with the type of English
they are using.


> 
> People often get fixated around a rule set to the detriment of new
> people - who can be easily scared off.

With proper newbie friendly guidelines we can encourage these people to
send messages to the mailing list
We can encourage newcomers to lurk for a while and absorb the “style” of
our group, before posting there next mail.


> 
> So, considering the somewhat low volume here, do we really need any
> rules at all?

Yes, we need to have guidelines( not rules).
People are expected to follow these guidelines, but not have to abide by
them at all times.
>