Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Mailing List FAQ

On 2011-05-26 15:15, NoOp wrote:
> On 05/24/2011 11:43 PM, Volker Merschmann wrote:
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > 2011/5/25 NoOp <glgxg@sbcglobal.net>:
> >     
> > > Is there one?
> > >
> > > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/
> > > doesn't show or refer to one.
> > >
> > >       
> > The german wiki page
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Local_Mailing_Lists/de has some
> > additions and links for that. Maybe somebody should translate that to
> > the english page.
> >
> >
> > Volker
> >
> >
> >     
> I suppose. But that page is on
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Local_Mailing_Lists/ so even if
> translated and cleaned up wouldn't suffice.
>
> The place for such a FAQ should be on
> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/ and apply to all
> locales. Suggestions:
> <http://www.mozilla.org/about/forums/etiquette.html>
> <http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists>
> [Technical guidelines - in particular]
> http://www.openoffice.org/ml_guidelines.html
>
> And then once finalised/finalized should be posted in each mail list on
> a monthly basis so that list users are aware of
> etiquette/action/cooperation on the lists. This used to be common
> practice for mail lists in the past & helped resolve unnecessary posts
> regarding posting styles[1], etc.
>
> It's pretty hard to condem someone for top-posting, going way of topic,
> discussing religion, et al if there isn't a FAQ or some form of common
> guideline for user behaviour in the mail lists. Nor can you chastise
> someone for posting in the developer list regarding a valid user concern
> simply because you are not a developer etc. Example:
>   If the developer list doesn't want common users posting what are
> considered valid user concerns (i.e., broken pre-release packages,
> failure to provide the same in packages that affect installed stable
> packages) without being insulted and chastised, then items like this
> should be included up front on the
> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/ page as well.
>
> That said, here is a question; how can a common user be expected to
> possibly find http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Local_Mailing_Lists/ to
> begin with? I see no link on
> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/ do you?
>
>
>
>
> [1]
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
>   
A regular (monthly) post of the faq would be good.  In regards
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Local_Mailing_Lists/
it may not be linked anywhere because it seems empty "There is currently
no text in this page."
steve

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