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[OT] Mailing list etiquette
Hi,
We (myself included) have lousy ML etiquette. It's just going down hill.
Please no posts with html.
No cross posting.
We do not change the subject when appropriate (meaning when the
conversation topic has shifted to something other than the old subject
line). Remember the best knowledge base we have is Google's indices
into mailing list archives. So think about that when you write the
subject line.
We start threads with cryptic subjects without nice tags for tracking
different kinds of subjects. The [XXX] convention is only worth
something if there is consistency in it's use with the right tags. We
might have the following:
[ApacheDS]
[Triplesec]
[Site]
[Release]
[Vote]
[OT]
Also we have big long winded emails. Email bite sized chunks (not
tirades) and it's easier to digest and have more responses faster.
Others feel free to add to our faults so we can fix them. Really the ML
is the most important tool for this project. Using it well is very
important.
Alex
Re: [OT] Mailing list etiquette
Posted by Alex Karasulu <ak...@apache.org>.
Ersin Er wrote:
> On 1/18/07, Alex Karasulu <ak...@apache.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We (myself included) have lousy ML etiquette. It's just going down hill.
>>
>> Please no posts with html.
>>
>> No cross posting.
>>
>> We do not change the subject when appropriate (meaning when the
>> conversation topic has shifted to something other than the old subject
>> line). Remember the best knowledge base we have is Google's indices
>> into mailing list archives. So think about that when you write the
>> subject line.
>>
>> We start threads with cryptic subjects without nice tags for tracking
>> different kinds of subjects. The [XXX] convention is only worth
>> something if there is consistency in it's use with the right tags. We
>> might have the following:
>>
>> [ApacheDS]
>> [Triplesec]
>> [Site]
>> [Release]
>> [Vote]
>> [OT]
>
> [Community] ? For articles etc.
Sure that sounds ok. Just use your discretion for it.
Alex
Re: [OT] Mailing list etiquette
Posted by Ersin Er <er...@gmail.com>.
On 1/18/07, Alex Karasulu <ak...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We (myself included) have lousy ML etiquette. It's just going down hill.
>
> Please no posts with html.
>
> No cross posting.
>
> We do not change the subject when appropriate (meaning when the
> conversation topic has shifted to something other than the old subject
> line). Remember the best knowledge base we have is Google's indices
> into mailing list archives. So think about that when you write the
> subject line.
>
> We start threads with cryptic subjects without nice tags for tracking
> different kinds of subjects. The [XXX] convention is only worth
> something if there is consistency in it's use with the right tags. We
> might have the following:
>
> [ApacheDS]
> [Triplesec]
> [Site]
> [Release]
> [Vote]
> [OT]
[Community] ? For articles etc.
> Also we have big long winded emails. Email bite sized chunks (not
> tirades) and it's easier to digest and have more responses faster.
>
> Others feel free to add to our faults so we can fix them. Really the ML
> is the most important tool for this project. Using it well is very
> important.
>
> Alex
>
>
>
>
>
--
Ersin
Re: [OT] Mailing list etiquette
Posted by Ole Ersoy <ol...@yahoo.com>.
Excellent,
I dig the [XXX] in the subject. I'll add that to the
conventions documentation, under attribute tagged
subjects.
Cheers,
- Ole
--- Alex Karasulu <ak...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We (myself included) have lousy ML etiquette. It's
> just going down hill.
>
> Please no posts with html.
>
> No cross posting.
>
> We do not change the subject when appropriate
> (meaning when the
> conversation topic has shifted to something other
> than the old subject
> line). Remember the best knowledge base we have is
> Google's indices
> into mailing list archives. So think about that
> when you write the
> subject line.
>
> We start threads with cryptic subjects without nice
> tags for tracking
> different kinds of subjects. The [XXX] convention
> is only worth
> something if there is consistency in it's use with
> the right tags. We
> might have the following:
>
> [ApacheDS]
> [Triplesec]
> [Site]
> [Release]
> [Vote]
> [OT]
>
> Also we have big long winded emails. Email bite
> sized chunks (not
> tirades) and it's easier to digest and have more
> responses faster.
>
> Others feel free to add to our faults so we can fix
> them. Really the ML
> is the most important tool for this project. Using
> it well is very
> important.
>
> Alex
>
>
> > begin:vcard
> fn:Alex Karasulu
> n:Karasulu;Alex
> org:Apache Software Foundation;Apache Directory
> adr:;;1005 N. Marsh Wind Way;Ponte Vedra
> ;FL;32082;USA
> email;internet:akarasulu@apache.org
> title:Member, V.P.
> tel;work:(904) 791-2766
> tel;fax:(904) 808-4789
> tel;home:(904) 808-4789
> tel;cell:(904) 315-4901
> note;quoted-printable:AIM: alexokarasulu=0D=0A=
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> Yahoo!: alexkarasulu=0D=0A=
> IRC: aok=0D=0A=
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Re: [OT] Mailing list etiquette
Posted by Ole Ersoy <ol...@yahoo.com>.
With respect to Tirades...do any of us really do that?
:-)
Just a couple of thoughts on it though (Here's my
cookbook entry):
Challenge
Context based mailing list
content.
Solution
Have mailing list
questions and answers
wrapped in a working document
that provides context.
Related Challenges
Design rationale documentation.
So basically point the content in the body of your
mail to a context, minimizing the quick mailing list
message, and maximizing structured content.
Cheers,
- Ole
--- Alex Karasulu <ak...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We (myself included) have lousy ML etiquette. It's
> just going down hill.
>
> Please no posts with html.
>
> No cross posting.
>
> We do not change the subject when appropriate
> (meaning when the
> conversation topic has shifted to something other
> than the old subject
> line). Remember the best knowledge base we have is
> Google's indices
> into mailing list archives. So think about that
> when you write the
> subject line.
>
> We start threads with cryptic subjects without nice
> tags for tracking
> different kinds of subjects. The [XXX] convention
> is only worth
> something if there is consistency in it's use with
> the right tags. We
> might have the following:
>
> [ApacheDS]
> [Triplesec]
> [Site]
> [Release]
> [Vote]
> [OT]
>
> Also we have big long winded emails. Email bite
> sized chunks (not
> tirades) and it's easier to digest and have more
> responses faster.
>
> Others feel free to add to our faults so we can fix
> them. Really the ML
> is the most important tool for this project. Using
> it well is very
> important.
>
> Alex
>
>
> > begin:vcard
> fn:Alex Karasulu
> n:Karasulu;Alex
> org:Apache Software Foundation;Apache Directory
> adr:;;1005 N. Marsh Wind Way;Ponte Vedra
> ;FL;32082;USA
> email;internet:akarasulu@apache.org
> title:Member, V.P.
> tel;work:(904) 791-2766
> tel;fax:(904) 808-4789
> tel;home:(904) 808-4789
> tel;cell:(904) 315-4901
> note;quoted-printable:AIM: alexokarasulu=0D=0A=
> MSN: aok123@bellsouth.net=0D=0A=
> Yahoo!: alexkarasulu=0D=0A=
> IRC: aok=0D=0A=
> PGP ID: 1024D/4E1370F8 BBCC E8D8 8756 2D51 C3D4
> 014A 3662 F96F 4E13 70F8=0D=0A=
>
> x-mozilla-html:FALSE
> url:http://people.apache.org/~akarasulu
> version:2.1
> end:vcard
>
>
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