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Posted at the request of others...
gln
Posting messages -- Netiquette
What you post will potentially be seen, over time, by thousands of
people. Before you post anything, ask yourself whether you really
want to be known for posting what you're about to post. If you have any
doubts, don't post it.
When replying to a message, if your mail software 'quotes' the message
you're replying to, i.e., if it includes some or all of the message in
your reply, PLEASE DELETE AS MUCH AS OF THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE AS
POSSIBLE BEFORE SENDING IT TO THE SLAGA NEWSGROUP! You should leave
ONLY enough of the original message to maintain the context.
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES post a reply to a digest without deleting
as much as possible of the quoted digest first!
When replying to a digest, your mail program will probably automatically
insert a subject like "Re: GeoStl Digest V1 #125".
If this is the case, as a courtesy to the other subscribers (and to
yourself -- some subscribers intentionally skip any messages that say
"Re: GeoStl Digest ...") please fill in an appropriate
'Subject'.
If you are replying to a message, and the topic of your reply has strayed
significantly from the 'Subject', it is considered good netiquette to
change the subject so it is line with your topic. A common practice is to
include the original subject too, for example:
· The original subject was
"Re: Waypoints".
· In your reply, you are going
to discuss A Group Trip, not Waypoints, so:
· You change the subject to
" A Group Trip (was: Re: Waypoints)".
If you're going to make a post that is not SLAGA or Geocaching related,
it is considered good courtesy to precede the subject with
"NSR", i.e., "Not SLAGA Related". For example, if you
wished to post about a computer problem (SLAGA really isn't the place for
it, but it's tolerated because everyone uses computers), you might
compose a subject as follows: "NSR: Computer crashes
constantly."
Replies that consist entirely of "me too" or "I
agree" or "well said" should be kept to a reasonable
amount. (use your best judgment)
Discussions or flames about the policies, behavior, or attitudes of the
various Geocaching organizations are not appropriate on the SLAGA
newsgroup, for these are really issues of politics or group psychology,
not Geocaching. Announcements of trips, events, and so forth put on by
these organizations are, however, totally appropriate.
If a fellow member is not following these guidelines, is not employing
proper netiquette, or has otherwise posted something you find offensive
or in bad taste, etc., please do not post complaints to the
newsgroup or send complaints to the member. Please address any complaints
or concerns to the administrator as described below.
