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Re: Mailing List profile
imho:
1. Newbies will post here anyway, therefore we shall not flame them, *the
first time*. A pointer in the right direction (rtfm rtFAQ etc) will be
more helpful.
2. Threads that have *nothing* to do with Linux should be converted into
private threads by attentioning the participants after the first few
messages.
3. Anyone sending email CC the list AND many of its members shall be
flogged twice as hard as any newbies (hear me, Herr Shapiro ?). (no insult
intended, but having a CC list of 14 AND the linux-il list is a little bit
too much). I promise to send no more GIFs attached, ok ? <G>
On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, Yaron wrote:
> Hello,
>
> As, I hope, most of you know, LinuxIL was NOT meant as a Newbie-Friendly
> mailing list. Anyone asking a newbie question (such as "How do I make ls
> look more like dir?") would be flamed to death for our amusement, usually
> in Latin, along with their families, friends, neighbours, pets, etc.
>
> Does anyone think we should maintain this policy? Or should we become a
> general list for anyone at all?
>
> Please note there are advantages and disadvantages for each policy. If we
> keep this a Guru- or semi-Guru level list, we'll have more interesting
> discussions. However, a lot of newbies will post ANYway, and we'd have
> a lot less people in here than if Newbies could post.
>
> My personal feeling is that we shouldn't flame newbies, but that everyone
> should be required to, at least, read the FAQ before posting.
>
> Bye,
>
> -Yaron.
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