http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/bestpractices/bp-arc-alias-usage/
Miss Manner's Guide to ARC alias usage Version 1.0
The opensolaris-arc alias (and its psarc-ext and lsarc-ext
cousins) are intended to be a forum for the review focused
interactions between ARC members and Project teams.
It is not a general discussion alias for talking about the ARC,
the Architecture Review process, the ARC community, the ARC
website or other non review-in-progress topics. For those
things, please use the arc-discuss alias.
When posting to this alias, please keep the following in mind:
General alias karma:
Don't cross post to the alias.
Short email is good email. Be succinct and to the point.
Always trim unneeded quoted text from your responses.
Always trim unneeded Cc:'s from your responses. Chances
are they all are subscribed to the alias themselves.
Read an entire thread before responding, and when possible,
combine responses to several messages in one reply.
ARC alias specifics:
The ARC aliases are for the review of specific proposals.
The ARC aliases are not the right place to invent new
architecture or to dive into design or implementation
issues.
Topics that need more discussion, are aimed at non-ARC
members, or are off-topic from the review focus of the ARC
should be taken to a project or community group alias. Once
consensus or closure on the topic is reached, a summary
message to this alias is appropriate.
Tie your responses back to architectural foundations rather
than providing a point by counterpoint debate style
rebuttal.
Please limit your postings to one or two per day per topic
unless an ARC member requests that you provide more
information.
If you are an ARC case Owner/Sponsor, be aggressive in
taking discussions off line (private email, IRC or phone...)
to resolve them.
If you find yourself dominating the discussion, step back
and let others have a say. This is intended to force you to
read everyone else's contributions, gather your thoughts,
and develop a cogent response, and to prevent the flurries
of rapid-fire dives into minutiae that make it difficult to
have productive discussions.
-John
