----- Original Message ----- From: "Margot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 04:31 Subject: Re: [newbie] list nazi: hijacking
> Charlie M. wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > October 16, 2003 12:21 pm, Margot wrote: > > [..] > > > >>I subscribe to a lot of mailing lists, and many of them post a regular > >>reminder of "list netiquette", politely requesting no hijacking, > >>top-posting, HTML or attachments, and briefly giving the reasons why > >>these things are frowned upon. > >> > >>I don't have the technical skills to do this myself, but would someone > >>here be able to compose a suitable message and automatically post it to > >>the list - weekly maybe? > >> > >>Most newbies tend to lurk for a few days before posting, so most of them > >>would see the message before making their first post to the list, and so > >>would be able to avoid making embarrassing mistakes! > >> > >>Margot > > > > > > http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrakeMailingListEtiquette > > - -- > > Thanks Charlie, that page is exactly what we need - now, does anyone > have the technical expertise to post this link to the list on a weekly > basis, with a short covering message, so that newbies who are really new > to the list and haven't yet discovered the TWiki can find it? > > Margot that is a good suggestion. however, the wiki has grown alot since when it was set up, and now, for a noob, it is pretty bewildering. so a link to the wiki is useful, but not *that* useful unless you already what the question to ask is. also, the problem with consistent list reminders is content. the existing readers start ignoring it after a while, unless there is someone who consistently does a good and concise "what's new" section, or better still, generates content based on what's new at the wiki (and i think wat's currently on the wiki's "Changes" page is good enuff for the list reminder). and new readers more often than not need an immediate answer, meaning that may not lurk long enough to see the FAQ/List Reminder/watever u call it. sorry for the wet blanket. i know i'm highlighting problems w/o offering solutions Stormjumper
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