[TriLUG] RFC: Mailing list protocol FAQ entry

[stan briggs]

guys,

is there really discussion about changing anything(!), even a FAQ,
because someone got offended by jim or by jim's humor?

this is nuts. this is reactionary. this really sounds un-necessary.

the email about this proposal has generated more traffic on the list
than the sum of all humor, good, bad, or offensive, has in total.

shouldn't we just drop it?

stan

-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of William Sutton
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 12:03 PM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
Subject: [TriLUG] RFC: Mailing list protocol FAQ entry


Due to recent list traffic, there has been some discussion about proper 
list topics and protocols.  Per my discussions with Tanner, the
following 
is proposed as a FAQ entry for the protocol on this list.  Comments and 
ammendations are desired:

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This is a technical list for discussion of Linux, other open source 
topics, and related job postings.  Off-topic discussions, particularly 
Windows topics, should be avoided unless they relate to the main topics 
(for example, Windows-UNIX interoperability).  Spam, off-color, and 
offensive emails should be avoided regardless of the perceived "humor 
value".  Failure to stay on topic may result in a deluge of reminders to

stay on topic.
-----

I will be ironing this out as proposed changes come in.  I'd like to 
finalize this by Friday.

William Sutton

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