Just a tip... if you're going to post large images (actually, that's very helpful in some cases), use a service like Imgur.
Go to Imgur.com and 1. click "new post" 2. upload the image 3. You'll get a page with the uploaded picture, some tools on the right, and so on... 4. copy the URL and paste it into a message. Then you can make images as big as you want, without people complaining about the file size - or John's hard drive filling up with huge images. :) Tom Wilson [email protected] (619)940-6311 On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 11:39 PM John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Jerry, > > Since you asked... > > Vintage laptop computing with the Model T and similar laptops is the > focus. Discussions veer off it's usually ok. But just keep in mind people > get turned off if it gets too off topic and noisy for too long. > > No swearing, no overtly political or religious or anti-religion stuff, > excessive or persistent negativity towards other list members, > pot-stirring, flame wars, long metadiscussions about the rules (they happen > but keep them short), off-topic threads that go to long, overposting of > ebay links. The occasional link of a rare item is fine but we all know what > ebay is and where to find it. > > That kind of thing > > Image attachments are OK, but we limit the size for rural folks on lower > bandwidth connections. > If it fits under the limit, it's fine, but links always work. > > For all, if I warn you about etiquette please just take it as that as a > warning there is not nor will there every be a complete list of rules > anywhere... we play it by ear. But following a warning if the problem > persists, next is me setting the moderation bit. I don't like to do it, > it's more work for me, but when things get ugly on the list I see the > "Unsubscribes" start coming and that's not good. So I try to shut it down > quickly. > > I've only ever banned anyone once in... I came to the list in like 2004? > And I've been moderating for 10 years or so? Something like that. Holy moly. > > The bottom line is trying to keep a pleasant, on-topic haven for you and > your fellow hobbyists. No flame wars, just friends supporting each other > and enjoying each other's company. > > Often, we succeed. > > -= Model Ts Forever =- > > -- John. >
