sometime around the turn of the millennium, chris corrigan penned answers to many frequently asked questions. then updated in 2004 and 2010. not rules, just a good summary of what had become common practice and understanding on/about the list. here's one specifically about "etiquette" for posting to the list:
*5. What is the etiquette for posting to OSLIST?* There are no hard and fast rules about what to post to OSLIST, but in general people appreciate the following: - Questions about working with Open Space Technology - Answers to relevant questions - Stories about Open Space Technology meetings - Poems (there is a regular poetry contest that happens every six months or so) - Notices of upcoming Open Space Technology training or conferences - Resource material that may be of interest to Open Space Technology facilitators - Opportunities and calls for OST facilitators. - Introductions from new subscribers - Discussion about theories and ideas that can help to improve the understanding and practice of Open Space Technology - Experiences working with Open Space Organizations - Accounts of other ways of “opening space.”. - Posts in languages other than English are acceptable. OSLIST has readers who speak Cantonese, German, Swedish, Danish, Mandarin, Hindi, Russian, Portuguese, Hebrew, Haitian Creole, Spanish and French among others and items have been posted in several of these languages in the past. In general, OSLIST users seem to prefer that people avoid the following: - Attachments. Please either post these to a website and provide the link to the list, or ask people to indicate if they wish to receive them off list. Viruses are sent as attachments, and so most people will routinely delete them if they are not sent personally. - Flaming. We are a pretty congenial group, and flaming is relatively unknown amongst us. It would be nice to keep it that way. If you have negative things to say about individuals it would be appreciated if you could keep them off list. - Virus warnings. If you absolutely feel the need to post a virus warning to the list please ensure that the warning is not a hoax by first checking with the Symantec AntiVirus? <http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?action=edit&id=AntiVirus> Centre at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ - Please try to avoid sending messages in HTML. Plain text is preferred on this list. All mail browsers have this option. - It must also be said that the jury is still out on small personal notes of appreciation or support to individuals. Some feel that these are a waste of bandwidth and add to an increasingly heavy personal email load. Others feel that personal messages of support sent to the list provide valuable affirmation to individuals by recognizing them within the worldwide community of Open Space Technology practitioners. It’s best to use your own judgment on this. If you do post notes like this to the list, be aware that the reception of others may be mixed. -- Michael Herman Michael Herman Associates 312-280-7838 (mobile) MichaelHerman.com OpenSpaceWorld.org On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 2:50 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > Dear Tony, > > yes, of course, there are rules and etiquette guiding our postings on > OSLIST. > > One surefire way to harm those rules and etiquette is to set up controls. > > My understanding of our rules and etiquette is to attempt to focus on > the unfolding of selforganisation... as a human critter, facilitator... > and participant on the OSLIST. > > And I claim to not only assume but to know that there is no better way > for our exchange. > > Just now I am thinking of how I talk about issues and breakout session > when opening the market place, taking one of the issues posted as an > example: > > "Ok, here is what can happen in a breakout session. One of us has posted > the issue "money" and goes to the space chosen for that issue and > anxiously awaits the arrival of all those that are also interested in > his burning issue. Nobody comes. Even after 5 minutes waiting he is > still there all by himself. He ponders on why nobody shows up, > especially for this particularly importang issue... and is on the fringe > of getting up and to take a nap. No, he says to himself, this is really > an important issue. And it is the right time to have a deep exchange on it. > And apparently, I am the only person with enough competence to deal with > it. > He simply starts working on it and gets done in 15 minutes, nobody > interrupting him, writes his report and posts it." > > In my experience, this does not happen very often. > > Have a great day > mmp > > > > Am 28.04.2022 um 02:57 schrieb Tony Budak via OSList: > > Dear Colleagues, > > Is there a Listserv Rules and Etiquette to guide the posting on OSList? > > > > Whatever the answer, I respectfully ask you all not to stray off of our > > Listserv topic, Open Space Tech? > > > > Cheers, > > Tony Budak > > > > On 4/27/2022 7:24 PM, Mark Carmel via OSList wrote: > >> > https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/04/27/1-cryptocurrency-with-5400-upside-cathie-wood/ > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> OSList mailing list > >> To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > >> To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > >> Past archives can be viewed here: > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > > > > > > Stay Safe and Well, Tony Budak > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > Past archives can be viewed here: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > -- > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin > +49 30 7728000 mmpannw...@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >
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