On Mar 30, 5:28 pm, "John Beckett" <johnb.beck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Please clarify: Given these choices, what do you favour:
>
> 1. I post TO THE LIST a couple of times a week (could be more,
> but no more than once a day) in reply to some top-poster, along
> the lines that I have done in the past.
>
I like this option. I will also occasionally respond directly to
authors if I don't see a "hi, I'm the list moderator and you're doing
it wrong" post on the list from you already.
> 2. I post TO THE LIST once a week a standard "Mailing list
> guidelines" message (not in reply to anyone).
>
I really don't think this will have much (if any) effect. I am pretty
sure most of the offenders do not regularly read the list, or they
would already be following our guidelines. If they are reading
regularly, and just don't care about or disagree with our guidelines,
referring to them will make no difference.
> 3. I do not post any "do it our way" messages.
>
I don't like this option. As pointed out in that "how to ask questions
on the internet" link somebody posted a while back (I'm too lazy at
the moment to search for it), there are usually 2 kinds of lists:
lists that go out of their way to be polite, and informative/helpful
lists. Pick one.
> Note that option 4 (I post direct to user and not to list) is
> not going to happen. Of course someone else might like to
> volunteer for that role.
>
I might do this occasionally, but not in any official capacity, and
I'm not making promises.
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