[haiku] Proposal: add "Stay on topic" clause to Mailing List Etiquette
- From: "Jorge G. Mare" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Haiku mailing list <haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:03:15 -0800
Howdy,
Haiku has a Mailing List Etiquette that details some rules on how to use
the project's mailing lists. If you haven't read it yet, please do so;
the page can be found on the website here:
http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml/etiquette
One clause that I believe is sorely missing from this etiquette is that
of staying on topic. I can think of at least two reasons for adopting
such a rule:
1) People sign up to a list to read about what's relevant to their
specific interest(s).
2) Going off-topic derails the discussion and this affects the
productivity of the list and makes it very inefficient.
In order to avoid people getting messages on topics that are not
relevant to the lists that they have signed up for and to make the lists
a more productive communications tool for the project, I propose that we
add a "Stay on topic" clause to the Haiku Mailing List Etiquette. I am
thinking something along the lines of (subject to discussion/review):
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When starting a new thread on a Haiku mailing list, please choose the
right list for the subject of the discussion you are about to start.
When following up on a thread started by someone else, please stay on
topic as a way to contribute to the original intent of the thread.
Please, do not derail the discussion in a different direction, as this
is not productive.
If you feel the need to take any given thread into a different
direction, please start a new thread.
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Thoughts?
Cheers,
Jorge/aka Koki
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