[Linux4christians] mailing list etiquette

[Greg Martin]

'me too' is often a desired response. For Example - if I were to ask how 
folks  feel about a particular software package - 'me too acts as a vote 
in support of someone else's comments.  So maybe 3 could be reworded a 
bit to indicate that some responses just aren't necessary (like 
correcting spelling!)

And as for the RFC for e-mail etiquette - that's an information RFC and 
I, like the previous responder, disagree.  bottom posting is fine if the 
entire e-mail trail is there, but once you've edited out most of the 
comment, the previous post is just there for reference.  If you are 
following the thread, bottom posting wastes your time - if not, you can 
read it in reverse order.

\\Greg


Raoul Snyman wrote:

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> hi all,
>
> i'm the administrator of a few mailing lists, and i have put some rules
> in place on these lists which help everyone concerned. i see that these
> basic rules or guidelines that are followed on most lists (and indeed,
> if not followed, people are flamed) are somewhat non-existent on this
> list. here are some guidelines that i set for my mailing lists.
>
> 1. use a descriptive subject:
> ~   make your subject short, but informative of the contents of the
> ~   e-mail. it means that people who don't want to read your e-mail
> ~   don't have to open it in order to find out that they don't want
> ~   to read it.
>
> 2. reply at the bottom of the e-mail:
> ~   when you reply to an e-mail, put your reply at the bottom of the
> ~   e-mail. this is more like a conversation, and people who are not
> ~   part of that thread can glance at one e-mail and understand the
> ~   reply.
>
> 3. decent length e-mails:
> ~   if all you're gonna do is add a "me too!" at the bottom of an e-mail
> ~   in agreement to it, then rather don't. there's enough spam running
> ~   around on the internet, don't increase the e-mail traffic with an
> ~   essentially useless e-mail.
>
> 4. edit the original mail:
> ~   when you reply to an e-mail, cut out those parts of the email which
> ~   are unnecessary, and which you're not replying to. then, under each
> ~   part that you're replying to, put your reply.
>
> 5. start a completely new e-mail:
> ~   when you want to write a new e-mail to the list, don't just open an
> ~   existing e-mail, click on the reply button and edit the subject. this
> ~   messes up the threading views in most mail clients that support
> ~   threaded e-mails (thunderbird, for instance).
>
>
> regards,
>
> - --
> Raoul Snyman
> Saturn Laboratories
> Web:    http://www.saturnlaboratories.co.za/
> E-mail: raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za
> Blog:   http://blog.saturnlaboratories.co.za/
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