[Hamara-devel] Mailing list Guidelines

[saurabh]

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>>>>>>> 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 never got any guideline or rule book while subscribing to any mailing
list!
>> 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 should encourage newbies by welcoming them to the community, rather
than putting a long list of guidelines. We should follow the best
practise and set the standard ourselves to be followed by the newbies
rather than burdening them with a long list of rules and guidelines
which nobody will be interested in reading them.
>> 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.
>
How do you propose to encourage them with guidelines?
>> So, considering the somewhat low volume here, do we really need any
>> rules at all?
I don't see a point of rules or guidelines though I am not against them
but the explanations put here don't really convince me.
> 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.
>

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Saurabh Jha
Hamara Team member