Rainmaker writes:
> At 09:42 AM 11/10/98 -0500, Brent Eades so eloquently stated:
>> Someone trotted out the idea a few months back of posting a monthly
>> "WC FAQ", outlining list etiquette, appropriate topics for
>> discussion and so on.
>> [...]
>> I would be happy to prepare a draft of a WC FAQ, with input from all
>> interested parties; once we have an acceptable version, perhaps we could
>> forward it to Al for his thoughts, and if he wants to go with it we can
>> start posting it occasionally.
>
> Do you seriously believe somebody will read and heed a monthly
> FAQ? I've never seen that happen. I am active on 130 lists, and
> this is the best for monitoring itself. Usually an unmoderated
> list becomes a "water cooler" list. But not WC, which is a
> credit to its members.
Leaving aside, for a moment, the issue of whether people will
read & heed, maybe it'd be good to have a web-cons FAQ of information
& resources? Pointers to sites with useful information - like the
recent reoccurrence of the request for a web palette hex code
reference - as well as product reviews, Q&As, tutorials, articles
perhap written by some web-cons members (i.e. take that lengthy
posting on topic XYZ and polish it a bit). This might not only serve
as a reference for list members and random surfers, but also as
something of an introduction to the web-cons community.
Back to the nettiquete... for the most part the enforcement of
community standards has to come from the community. Al has a deft and
subtle hand at it, and largely thanks to his efforts and the civility
of the lsit members, the web-cons list has developed a culture that
keeps things cordial and under control. Still, it helps to have a
definitive statement of community standards to refer to, sometimes.
Simply the act of getting together as a group and putting down in
writing the standards of behavior you wish to voluntarily adhere to
can help define the community.
Just a thought.
Steven J. Owens
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(My major annoyance is that folks in general don't exercise as much
restraint in posting as in the old days, when everybody was
downloading at 1200 baud. Some days or weeks or even months I just
don't have the time to wade through the backlog of web-cons
posts.
This wouldn't be as much of a problem if the posts weren't as often
helpful or interesting as they are; I dislike simply skimming and
deleting most of the posts without getting past the subject line, but
lately that's the only way I can even pretend to keep up with the
list.)
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