+1 Here is a link to a previous discussion [1] on this. Also how to setup and use Lotus Notes to help follow some of these guidelines
[1] - http://open-services.net/pipermail/community_open-services.net/2010-February/000260.html Thanks, Steve Speicher | IBM Rational Software | (919) 254-0645 > From: Dave <[email protected]> > To: oslc-core <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: 04/13/2011 10:00 AM > Subject: [oslc-core] OSLC mailing lists and open community email etiquette > Sent by: [email protected] > > The topic of "mailing list etiquette" came up at the last Core > Workgroup meeting and I took the "action item" to raise the topic, and > remind folks about proper etiquette for an open community mailing list > like this. I looked around for some existing guidelines and found none > that were just right, so I write up some of my own guidelines > > * Correct Subject. Use an accurate and descriptive subject for your > email messages and when the topic of conversation changes in a thread, > then please change the subject to match. > > * Preserve the thread. When responding to a message on the mailing > list make sure you respond directly to that message. Don't start a new > thread to respond and don't reply to a digest message, because that > will split the thread of conversation. > > * Do not participate via Digest. If you intend to participate in > mailing list conversations, then do not subscribe to the digest list. > Responding to digest emails does not preserve threads of conversation. > > * Post in plain text. Configure your email client send plain text > emails to the mailing list and no rich text or HTML. If you need > pretty colors and formatting to get your point across then create a > wiki page. > > * Prevent out-of-office replies. Make sure your email client does not > send out-of-office or on-vacation emails to the mailing list. > > One item that I did not mention was "top-posting" which is a good > practice for some and an anti-pattern for others. I'm not sure we need > to mandate top or bottom posting. See also: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style > > Eventually, I would like to promote this set of rules to the wiki. > > What do folks think? Is this a worthwhile start? What have a left out? > > Thanks, > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > Oslc-Core mailing list > [email protected] > http://open-services.net/mailman/listinfo/oslc-core_open-services.net
