HOW TO POST MESSAGES TO FEDORA-LIST

[Robert L Cochran]

My experience is that when someone tries "crack down" on list members, 
the whole list suffers for it. It hurts you and it hurts me. There is 
such a thing as freedom of expression.

It doesn't matter to me how someone writes. Nor do I care whether that 
person uses correct punctuation or English. I respect a person's style 
of writing. I do not force my own style on that person; I'll fail anyhow.

What matters is that person's need for help and ideas. That is what the 
list is for.

Bob



Peter Eddy wrote:

> Brian Connolly wrote:
> 
>> So Open Source really then doesn't equate to open mind.
>>
>> Ummmmmmmm.  That's too bad.
>>
> 
> Brian, all that is being asked is that people on this list try to make 
> it as easy as possible for other people to read their posts. The rules 
> for doing so, which are generally accepted etiquette for usenet and 
> lists like this one, have been posted.
> 
> It's not a question of having an open mind, it's a question of everyone 
> else having enough time to sort through messy posts trying to figure out 
> what is trying to be said. Please try to understand that people want to 
> be helpful and contribute here, but they have other things to do as well.
> 
> Peter
> 
>> On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 19:51, Peter Eddy wrote:
>>
>>> /jdow wrote:
>>>
>>>> If I have to live in a strait jacket why bother to post at all?
>>>> (Hint, I hardly ever bother anymore.)
>>>
>>>
>>> I think the best reason is that there's a lot of traffic on this list 
>>> and by not following simple rules for legibility and consistency in 
>>> posts it makes it much harder for everyone to get value out of this 
>>> resource.
>>>
>>> The other reason is that a lot of people will just ignore you if you 
>>> don't follow the rules.
>>>
>>> Peter
> 
> 
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Bob Cochran
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