FAQ
- From: "Haden Pike" <haden.pike@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:55:06 -0400
Here is what I have of the FAQ. It includes all of the suggestions made here as
well as a few of my own. I will paste it below. The HTML code is here to so it
might be best to copy it into a document and read it. This is also why I
included the code so you can get a feel as to how it is layed out. Please give
me your feedback on whatever you feel I need to change.
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<h1>Blind programming FAQ</h1>
<p>This FAQ attempts to answer some of the most frequently asked questions
about the blind programming list.</p>
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<h2>Table of Contents:</h2>
<ol>
<li><a href="#1">So how do I get started?</a></li>
<li><a href="#2">">What subjects are acceptable on this list?</a></li>
<li><a href="#3">How much can these be stretched (can you ask how to use an
IDE, for example)?</a></li>
<li><a href="#4">What happens if you post an off-topic message? Is this okay if
you mark the message with an indicator, such as "OT"?</a></li>
<li><a href="#5">What is the cross-posting policy?</a></li>
<li><a href="#6">If I reply to sender, what happens?</a></li>
<li><a href="#7">What is the average list traffic?</a></li>
<li><a href="#8">What is the policy about advertising?</a></li>
<li><a href="#9">What other resources (lists, repositories, etc) are
available?</a></li>
<li><a href="#contributions">Contributions</a></li>
</ol>
<a name="1"></a>
<h3>So how do I get started?</h3>
<p>To subscribe to the list, send a blank email to <a
href="mailto:programmingblind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";
subject="subscribe">programmingblind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</a> with the word
"subscribe" in the subject line.
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<br />
To post to the list, send email to <a
href="mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</a>
<br />
<br />
To unsubscribe from the list, send a blank email to <a
href="mailto:programmingblind-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";
subject="unsubscribe">programmingblind-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</a> with the
word unsubscribe in the subject line.</p>
<a name="2"></a>
<h3>What subjects are acceptable on this list?</h3>
<p>You can ask any question about coding in any language. You can also ask
about accessibility related to IDEs (integrated development environments), or
how to use a specific IDE to accomplish a task (how can I use Visual Studio
2008 to compile a c++ application for Windows CE? Subjects such as: help with
java, which version of python do most people prefer, etc, are allowed. Subjects
such as: where can I find a program that is not a development tool,
advertisements for lists that have nothing to do with programming, etc are not
acceptable.</p>
<a name="3"></a>
<h3>How much can these be stretched (can you ask how to use an IDE, for
example)?</h3>
<p>Yes, asking how to use an IDE is perfectly acceptable.</p>
<a name="4"></a>
<h3>What happens if you post an off-topic message. Is it okay if you mark the
message with an indicator, such as "OT"?</h3>
<p>No! Putting "OT" in the subject line does not make a message okay. We
understand that you may have a question that is sort of related to programming,
and you think this is the best place to ask it, but please consider
alternatives. If you continually post off-topic messages, you may be put on
moderated status (each of your posts is checked before being sent to the list.
The moderator of the list (Jeff Bishop) will also contact you and ask you to
stop posting off-topic messages. Should you refuse, you will be removed from
the list. You can also expect to get some messages from the list, which are not
always friendly.</p>
<a name="5"></a>
<h3>What is the cross-posting policy?</h3>
<p>We, on the list, feel it is not a good idea, because if you reply to all,
the message will be sent to all of the addresses the original message was sent,
not just back to this list.</p>
<a name="6"></a>
<h3>If I reply to sender, what happens?</h3>
<p>The message will be sent to the list regardless of you replying to sender or
to all.</p>
<a name="7"></a>
<h3>What is the list traffic?</h3>
<p>You will recieve about 50 messages per day on average.</p>
<a name="#8"></a>
<h3>What is the policy about advertising on the list?</h3>
<p>If the ad is for something on-topic, it is generally okay, but if it is
off-topic, it is spam. An exception might be a very brief ad in the signature
of an email.</p>
<a name="9"></a>
<h3>What other lists, repositories, etc are available?</h3>
<p>The following is a list of other pages that are available.</p>
<br />
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Mailing lists:
<br />
<ul>
<li>program-l: <a
href="mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</a></li>
</ul>
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Other sites:
<br />
<ul>
<li>Inthane's grabbag: <a
href="http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com";>http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com</a></li>
<li>Jamal Mazrui's nonvisual development site: <a
href="http://www.nonvisualdevelopment.org";>http://www.nonvisualdevelopment.org</a></li>
<li>blindprogramming.net: <a
href="http://www.blindprogramming.net";>http://www.blindprogramming.net</a></li>
</ul>
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<h3>Contributions</h3>
<p>This FAQ was written by Haden Pike with contributions by the members of the
blind programming list.</p>
<p>© 2009 Blind Programming</p>
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Haden Pike
Email: haden.pike@xxxxxxxxx
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