On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 5:52 AM, Todd Zullinger <tmz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Frank, > > Frank Murphy wrote: >> But like any organisation public\private wahtever, some guidelines >> are necessary otherwise nothing gets done. In this case >> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > [...] >> You are possible going to lose a number of seasoned user >> troubleshooters, if mailing list guidelines continue to be pushed >> back in peoples faces, for attempting to do the correct thing. > > I am not very fond of replying to any message just to point out that > the list guidelines are not being followed. I tend to either ignore > the message entirely or reply with some amount of help for the > original poster and add a note that the list guidelines should be > followed. Truly egregious violations of the guidelines should be > taken up with the list administrators directly to avoid cluttering the > list, IMO. > >> Maybe once and for all decide does the list need guidelines, Yes or >> No? > > As you said at the start of your message, some guidelines are > necessary in any group. I agree with that. The guidelines allow us > to have some common expectations for the list. Without some basic > guidelines and norms, the list would likely turn into a mish-mash of > off-topic and/or terribly formatted gibberish. I have no doubt that > if, for example, everone began posting to the list in HTML, top > posted, didn't trim their quotes, and hijacked threads, we would lose > far more valuable list contributors that we will by having some > reasonable guidelines. > > So I think the answer to your question is a very resounding "Yes, the > list guidelines are needed." > > Whether the guidelines need to be adjusted or whether they are being > "enforced" improperly (either too strictly or not strictly enough) is > a separate question. It's also a question that should be taken up > directly with the list administrators and not on the list, IMO. > Having a potentially never-ending thread debating all of the list > guidelines is not something I'd look forward to in my fedora-list > mailbox. :) > > -- > Todd The OP found the guidelines at fedoraproject.org. The guidelines or a link should be posted on the list sign-up page. A condition of membership should be the reading of the guidelines. Perhaps the OP can file an RFE at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
