AM> On Tue, 1 Feb 2000 07:06:10 -0800, phil wrote:
>> Anyway
>> I say I am singled out.
>> If your going to moderate me then DO it to everyone else as well.
>> Or else get some faq's or something out to US!
AM> You're not being singled out Phil.
AM> Anyway, RFC1855, speaks on netiquette guidelines. Here are some
AM> excerpts:
AM> Abstract
AM> This document provides a minimum set of guidelines for Network
AM> Etiquette (Netiquette) which organizations may take and adapt for
AM> their own use. As such, it is deliberately written in a bulleted
AM> format to make adaptation easier and to make any particular item easy
AM> (or easier) to find. It also functions as a minimum set of
AM> guidelines for individuals, both users and administrators. This memo
AM> is the product of the Responsible Use of the Network (RUN) Working
AM> Group of the IETF.
AM> {...snip...}
AM> 3.1.1 General Guidelines for mailing lists and NetNews
AM> - Read both mailing lists and newsgroups for one to two months before
AM> you post anything. This helps you to get an understanding of
AM> the culture of the group.
AM> - Do not blame the system administrator for the behavior of the
AM> system users.
AM> - Consider that a large audience will see your posts.
AM> That may include your present or your next boss. Take
AM> care in what you write. Remember too, that mailing lists and
AM> Newsgroups are frequently archived, and that your words may be
AM> stored for a very long time in a place to which many people have
AM> access.
AM> - Assume that individuals speak for themselves, and what they
AM> say does not represent their organization (unless stated
AM> explicitly).
AM> - Remember that both mail and news take system resources. Pay
AM> attention to any specific rules covering their uses your
AM> organization may have.
AM> - Messages and articles should be brief and to the point. Don't
AM> wander off-topic, don't ramble and don't send mail or post
AM> messages solely to point out other people's errors in typing
AM> or spelling. These, more than any other behavior, mark you
AM> as an immature beginner.
AM> - Subject lines should follow the conventions of the group.
AM> - Forgeries and spoofing are not approved behavior.
AM> - Advertising is welcomed on some lists and Newsgroups, and abhorred
AM> on others! This is another example of knowing your audience
AM> before you post. Unsolicited advertising which is completely
AM> off-topic will most certainly guarantee that you get a lot of
AM> hate mail.
AM> - If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
AM> summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just
AM> enough text of the original to give a context. This will make
AM> sure readers understand when they start to read your response.
AM> Since NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the
AM> postings from one host to another, it is possible to see a
AM> response to a message before seeing the original. Giving context
AM> helps everyone. But do not include the entire original!
AM> - Again, be sure to have a signature which you attach to your
AM> message. This will guarantee that any peculiarities of mailers or
AM> newsreaders which strip header information will not delete the
AM> only reference in the message of how people may reach you.
AM> - Be careful when you reply to messages or postings. Frequently
AM> replies are sent back to the address which originated the post -
AM> which in many cases is the address of a list or group! You may
AM> accidentally send a personal response to a great many people,
AM> embarrassing all involved. It's best to type in the address
AM> instead of relying on "reply."
AM> - Delivery receipts, non-delivery notices, and vacation programs
AM> are neither totally standardized nor totally reliable across the
AM> range of systems connected to Internet mail. They are invasive
AM> when sent to mailing lists, and some people consider delivery
AM> receipts an invasion of privacy. In short, do not use them.
AM> - If you find a personal message has gone to a list or group, send
AM> an apology to the person and to the group.
AM> - If you should find yourself in a disagreement with one person,
AM> make your responses to each other via mail rather than continue to
AM> send messages to the list or the group. If you are debating a
AM> point on which the group might have some interest, you may
AM> summarize for them later.
AM> - Don't get involved in flame wars. Neither post nor respond
AM> to incendiary material.
AM> - Avoid sending messages or posting articles which are no more than
AM> gratuitous replies to replies.
AM> - Be careful with monospacing fonts and diagrams. These will
AM> display differently on different systems, and with different
AM> mailers on the same system.
AM> - There are Newsgroups and Mailing Lists which discuss topics
AM> of wide varieties of interests. These represent a diversity of
AM> lifestyles, religions, and cultures. Posting articles or sending
AM> messages to a group whose point of view is offensive to you
AM> simply to tell them they are offensive is not acceptable.
AM> Sexually and racially harassing messages may also have legal
AM> implications. There is software available to filter items
AM> you might find objectionable.
AM> {...snip...}
AM> There's a lot more where that came from. Follow those and you
AM> should be fine Phil. It took me a while to accept this but although
AM> you are a free man you have to follow a cultural code of conduct in
AM> your country or else you'll be frowned upon, chastised, shunned or
AM> whatever. The same applies to mailing lists or newsgroups. Although
AM> strictly speaking, you have freedom to do whatever you like, you are
AM> still a member of a group. I don't see what's so difficult about that.
AM> The next thing is that no-one is *telling* you not to use the
AM> signature that *you* like. But there is one very logical issue here. I
AM> would assume that you include a signature for your readers to
AM> understand right and not simply for you to admire. If they don't
AM> understand it, then why include it? Frankly, if I were in your place,
AM> I'd thank the readership for indicating to me that my signature is
AM> coming across as unreadable gibberish because that's clearly not my
AM> intention. Is it yours?
-tom!
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