List Rules

[Leonard Isham]

On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:13:08 -0500, Hacksaw <hacksaw at hacksaw.org> wrote:
> >>"Suggestions to ensure the
> >> widest readership of your question or problem." This gets the goal across
> >> nicely.
> >
> >Isnt list guidelines a more concise expression of that?
> 
> No. The why of it isn't there.
> 
> Sadly, people misunderstand why some folks harp on netiquette. Sure,
> netiquette is about irritation prevention, but if you flip that coin, you see
> that it  helps to remove barriers to communication.
> 
> The "rules" of the net are, in essence, a list of things that cause cognitive
> dissonance to the reader. In a place like alt.discordia, maybe that's good.
> But if you want help with your problem, or just want to be heard, it's
> essential to follow the standard.
> 
> I will admit that "Suggestions to ensure the widest readership of your
> question or problem." is an eyeful, and if you can suggest a more concise way
> to put it that conveys the entire meaning explicitly, I'd be happy to put my
> shoulder behind it.

How about "If you really want people to read your posts"

-- 
Leonard Isham, CISSP 
Ostendo non ostento.