Re: [ilugd] List etiquette
Hi Raj, On 8/27/07, Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Folks, A reminder about mailing list etiquette in general... [..] Could I also suggest keeping your signatures short and not polluting them with: Regards, - -- Raju - -- Raj Mathur[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ 1. Your name and email ID (redundant). Freedom in Technology Software || September 2007 || http://freed.in/ 2. Freed.in tag GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F It is the mind that moves 3. A GPG ID (?) and an epitaph -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG0rQQyWjQ78xo0X8RAm8tAJ42Acae3iSyiU1kaAOcymq0CbjHLACgiBmL kEKm1taCVqba3KnVFAEbY9I= =crJa -END PGP SIGNATURE- 4. A PGP signature, and: ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ 5. Various mailing list info. Even in such a long message, this takes up around 20% of the text. If it's a one-word reply, I shudder to think of the useless text. Regards, Vish ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
[ilugd] List etiquette
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Folks, A reminder about mailing list etiquette in general... DO - - Cut out irrelevant portions of the message that you are replying to. No one wants to see 6 levels of signatures and list footers, and they add nothing to the content. - - Use proper English words -- no one is here to mark your spelling skills, but usage of words like ``u'', ``r'', etc. is a dead give-away of someone who's too lazy to make himself/herself comprehensible to anyone else. - - Keep your readers in mind when posting. It's OK to make posts interesting with flashes of humour, etc., but don't treat the list as your personal stream of consciousness and gabble your reaction to any post without thinking about its value to the rest of us. That's what blogs are for ;) DO NOT - - Top-post. Trying to follow conversations in reverse order is a major effort, and lots of people will just give up before starting. - - Reply to an existing post when starting a new topic. This causes problems with threading in any reasonable mail reader, and could cause your message to just get ignored or lost in the general noise on a busy thread. Most mailers today have a ``New message to mailing list'' or equivalent function, use it. - - Write about stuff not even tangentially connected with the purpose of the mailing list. Differences between G++ and VC++ are fine; who won Indian Idol is not. To jog your memory, the mailing list guidelines are available at: http://kandalaya.org/guidelines.html Regards, - -- Raju - -- Raj Mathur[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ Freedom in Technology Software || September 2007 || http://freed.in/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F It is the mind that moves -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG0rQQyWjQ78xo0X8RAm8tAJ42Acae3iSyiU1kaAOcymq0CbjHLACgiBmL kEKm1taCVqba3KnVFAEbY9I= =crJa -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] List etiquette
Hi, On 8/27/07, Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A reminder about mailing list etiquette in general... As a suggestion, can this be automated and sent once every month to the mailing list? Thanks, SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] List etiquette
Shakthi Kannan wrote: Hi, On 8/27/07, Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A reminder about mailing list etiquette in general... As a suggestion, can this be automated and sent once every month to the mailing list? Thanks, SK Actually yes, along with the monthly password reminder! Cheers...Kishore -- If it smells it's chemistry, if it crawls it's biology, if it doesn't work it's physics. ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] List etiquette
This has been discussed to death previously, no? lol!!! Before you flame me, please read the sig. g.d.r Kishore Bhargava [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Shakthi Kannan wrote: Hi, On 8/27/07, Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A reminder about mailing list etiquette in general... As a suggestion, can this be automated and sent once every month to the mailing list? Thanks, SK Actually yes, along with the monthly password reminder! Cheers...Kishore -- If it smells it's chemistry, if it crawls it's biology, if it doesn't work it's physics. ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ -- Mahesh T. Pai http://paivakil.blogspot.com/ A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] List etiquette
Before you flame me, please read the sig. quoting previous emails in an otherwise top-posted email -- Mahesh T. Pai http://paivakil.blogspot.com/ A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? My goodness. You dare top post with such a signature, and yet ask people to read it? Are you plain daft or just being funny? Regards, Debarshi -- GPG key ID: 63D4A5A7 Key server: pgp.mit.edu ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] List etiquette
Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My goodness. You dare top post with such a signature, and yet ask people to read it? Are you plain daft or just being funny? Just that I was in a very very very good mood just at that moment, so decided to have some fun. Sorry if it was offensive. Day before, yesterday and next two days are holidays for me. HAPPY ONAM to all of you ;) And yes, the subject has been discussed several times. -- Mahesh T. Pai http://paivakil.blogspot.com/ With freedom comes responsibility. Do not use unauthorised copies of copyrighted material. ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
