On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Alexander Wirt wrote: > - Do not send spam; see the advertising policy below. (the advertising > policy is the interesting part) > - Send all of your e-mails in English. Only use other languages on mailing > lists where that is explicitly allowed (e.g. French on debian-user-french). > - Make sure that you are using the proper list. In particular, don't send > user-related questions to developer-related mailing lists.
Reworded to use generic terminology these would be the same on IRC. > - Wrap your lines at 80 characters or less for ordinary discussion. Lines > longer than 80 characters are acceptable for computer-generated output > (e.g., > ls -l). IRC equivalent would be to use pastebins. > - Do not send automated out-of-office or vacation messages. > - Do not send test messages to determine whether your mail client is working. Reworded to use generic terminology these would be the same on IRC. > - Do not send subscription or unsubscription requests to the list address > itself; use the respective -request address instead. > - Never send your messages in HTML; use plain text instead. Seem to be lists-specific. > - Avoid sending large attachments. IRC equivalent would be to use pastebins. > - Do not quote messages that were sent to you by other people in private mail, > unless agreed beforehand. Reworded to use generic terminology this would be the same on IRC. > - When replying to messages on the mailing list, do not send a carbon copy > (CC) > to the original poster unless they explicitly request to be copied. > - If you want to complain to someone who sent you a carbon copy when you did > not ask for it, do it privately. > - If you send messages to lists to which you are not subscribed, always note > that fact in the body of your message. Seem to be lists-specific. > I think that there are always medium specific rules that don't apply to other > medium. One classic point specific to IRC would be not to use an CTCP VERSION > to all clients. Indeed, but many rules are also applicable to other forms of communication if worded generically. -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/caktje6hktotyd4emukd1ssakvch9frhpwd+ntdm5teyudpp...@mail.gmail.com
