--On 26 January 2010 14:17:34 +0100 "B. Johannessen" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 2010/1/26 Ian Eiloart <[email protected]>: >> It's reasonable to ask all contributors to follow rule 1 below, since >> that's a rule of life. Rules 2 and 3 may need to be explained time and >> again to newcomers, but hopefully not more than once to any given one. > > Rules 2 and 3 should be self-evident! In addition, they can easily be > included in the list welcome message. I see no reason to be overly > concerned with rule 1 when talking to people who obviously ignores 2 > and/or 3. If this is unacceptable, I trust Graeme will tell me, and > I'll follow Nigel's lead and find something else to do. Perhaps I should rephrase that. It's easy to be misinterpreted through written communications. That's especially true if you're either new to a list, or English isn't your first language. If you prioritise rule 1, even when someone has apparently transgressed rules 2 or 3, then flame wars don't break out. If list members think rule 1 is optional, then things can easily spiral out of control, and newcomers will tend to feel unwelcome. > -- > B. Johannessen > >> --On 26 January 2010 09:32:48 +0000 Graeme Fowler <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> 1. Be nice to people. >>> 2. If you must criticise, please ensure you put forward an alternative. >>> 3. Do not demand. Request, even offer, but do not demand. -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex 01273-873148 x3148 For new support requests, see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/its/help/ -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
