That's not a bad idea. In the last six months this went from a high quality, low traffic list to something similar in appearance to a tier-2 steam customer service support thread. While I definitely do appreciate this under-the-radar outreach to the community of server administrators, perhaps it is time to think about expanding to a moderated style mailing list.
Thanks again for all your (Valve employees!) hard work and prompt replies to questions posed in this thread. On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:34 PM, DontWannaName! <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe it's time to appoint a volunteer moderator so there is less garbage on > the list and more helpful information. It would help all of us! :) > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > On Oct 20, 2011, at 10:27 AM, Fletcher Dunn <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> This post is a reminder to everybody that this email distribution list has a >> standard language that everybody should use. I'm not talking about using >> Portuguese or English. I'm talking about being nice instead of being a jerk. >> >> >> >> New people come and go all the time. Sometimes they repeat questions that >> have already been answered before they subscribed. Sometimes they don't >> know what is on topic or off topic. There's a way to let them know politely >> if their question is off topic, or should be directed elsewhere. If is too >> difficult for you to use kind words, then of course there's also the option >> of just ignoring it. >> >> >> >> Your posts (like most things on the Internet) are both public and permanent. >> By bearing this in mind, some people could save themselves embarrassment >> and regret by refraining from posting childishly. Even better would be to >> act kindly and help the person get to the correct place where they can find >> the answer they are seeking. >> >> >> >> Please just be kind and helpful. >> >> Try to relax. >> >> >> >> Your humble servant, >> >> - Fletch >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
