Re: DML ETTIQUITE

From: Doug Fedeli (rdf@eznet.net)
Date: Tue Feb 13 2001 - 01:06:24 EST


Thanks Jon.

Doug Fedeli

Jon wrote:

> Regrettably, it has become nescessary for me to add a section to
> the DML Rules/Ettiquite document. It is posted to the list monthly,
> or is available anytime at:
>
> http://www.dakota-truck.net/rules.html
>
> The section I have added appears at the end of this message.
> I'm not going to name names or anything, all I ask is that everyone
> please think about what you're posting before you hit that "send"
> button. Hopefully we can increase the signal to noise ratio and
> never need to mention this again. ;-) We now return to your regularly
> scheduled programming...
>
> -Jon-
>
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>
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> Flames, Bickering, And Other Such Nonsense:
>
> Three words: DON'T DO IT! More words: If you feel the need to get
> into a fightin' match with another DMLer, please do so via private e-mail.
> There are about a thousand other DMLers who could care less about your
> particular squabble. Plus, posts from the DML are archived for all eternity
> and viewable by hundreds of millions of web surfers. The DML as a whole
> has traditionally been quite good in this regard, but as our numbers grow,
> naturally, the intimate nature of the list can start to deteriorate
> somewhat. I don't think it necessarily HAS to be this way though, and
> I'd really prefer if non-constructive posts of this nature were not spewed
> across the list. Like I mentioned before, I'm not preventing you from
> continuing your squabble, just please do it via private e-mail. I don't
> like having to police the list, but I'm not going to let a vocal minority
> screw up the list for everyone else, so if I have to resort to warnings
> and bans, I will. How do you know if a thread is getting out of control?
> Just think real hard before you send something out. Is your post a rational
> one, based on facts, or is it full of personal attacks? Even if it is
> rational, if we've heard it a million times before and all its doing is to
> further a pointless argument, why post it again? A REALLY good clue is if
> you notice other DMLers replying to the posts with messages along the lines
> of "please take this off list", or "stop this", its best to comply and take
> it to private e-mail. Thanks! :-)
>
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