> On Mar 30, 5:28 pm, "John Beckett" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Please clarify: Given these choices, what do you favour: >> >> 1. I post TO THE LIST a couple of times a week (could be more, >> but no more than once a day) in reply to some top-poster, along >> the lines that I have done in the past. > > I like this option. I will also occasionally respond directly to > authors if I don't see a "hi, I'm the list moderator and you're doing > it wrong" post on the list from you already. > >> 2. I post TO THE LIST once a week a standard "Mailing list >> guidelines" message (not in reply to anyone). >> > > I really don't think this will have much (if any) effect. I am pretty > sure most of the offenders do not regularly read the list, or they > would already be following our guidelines. If they are reading > regularly, and just don't care about or disagree with our guidelines, > referring to them will make no difference. > >> 3. I do not post any "do it our way" messages. >> > > I don't like this option. As pointed out in that "how to ask questions > on the internet" link somebody posted a while back (I'm too lazy at > the moment to search for it), there are usually 2 kinds of lists: > lists that go out of their way to be polite, and informative/helpful > lists. Pick one. > >> Note that option 4 (I post direct to user and not to list) is >> not going to happen. Of course someone else might like to >> volunteer for that role.
I think this is my cue to leave :) This topic has been more heavily posted on than anything else by far; it's weaved its way into other topics as well and it has zip to do with Vim (posting off topic being far worse than the format of the message IMHO). Not only that... this is just my opinion but I think you might need to relax about this stuff - just let people post text and be done with it - the human brain can handle top/bottom/middle posting without too much trouble. :) I joined this list to learn some sexy Vim bits and pieces after using it for 10+ years (Vi for another 5). I got a couple of neat bits of information, but that's just a couple of drops in a sea of emails - I posted a couple of times to try and be helpful and got personal emails in response telling me that I wasn't posting with a "nice format" - ugh, it's like living in a gated community where someone comes by to tell you that your red tulips aren't allowed, but yellow ones would be OK. The hottest topic of conversation is how a post should be formatted, meaning that I could be harassed regularly if I don't post the way people like. That's just silly :) I might follow things on the archive if the subjects are clear enough but as for staying as a member of the list... just can't be done. Cheers folks, Derek --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
