On 11 April 2018 at 20:41, Philippe Mouawad <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > Today when users want to ask a question about JMeter there are many ways: > > > - Our way: > - User mailing list > - Other ways: > - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/jmeter > - There is a slack for jmeter > > So if we look at our mailing list: > > - http://jmeter.apache.org/mail.html > - http://jmeter.apache.org/mail2.html > > The left link on website goes to mail.html and there is some long text to > read: > > - Do users read it ? > - If we look at its content, it is very defensive:
I did not write the original, but I think it is sensible, rather than defensive. > - *Respect the mailing list type * > - *Join the lists that are appropriate for your discussion.* > - > *Ask smart questions. * > - *Keep your email short and to the point; use a suitable subject > line. * > - *Do your best to ensure that you are not sending HTML or "Stylized" > email to the list.* > - *Please don't send attachments or include large chunks of code* > - *Do not cross post messages. * > - > *Watch where you are sending email. * > - *Isn't it kind of scary for the newbie who wants to ask some question > ?* Once an email has been sent, in general it cannot be removed or redacted. > > Shouldn't we just remove mail.html and directly link to mail2.html and > mention guidelines in it ? The point was to try and get people to read the guidelines. > > -- > Regards. > Philippe
