[oslc-core] OSLC mailing lists and open community email etiquette

[Steve K Speicher]

+1

Here is a link to a previous discussion [1] on this.   Also how to setup 
and use Lotus Notes to help follow some of these guidelines

[1] - 
http://open-services.net/pipermail/community_open-services.net/2010-February/000260.html

Thanks,
Steve Speicher | IBM Rational Software | (919) 254-0645


> From: Dave <snoopdave at gmail.com>
> To: oslc-core <oslc-core at open-services.net>
> Cc: community at open-services.net
> Date: 04/13/2011 10:00 AM
> Subject: [oslc-core] OSLC mailing lists and open community email 
etiquette
> Sent by: oslc-core-bounces at open-services.net
> 
> The topic of "mailing list etiquette" came up at the last Core
> Workgroup meeting and I took the "action item" to raise the topic, and
> remind folks about proper etiquette for an open community mailing list
> like this. I looked around for some existing guidelines and found none
> that were just right, so I write up some of my own guidelines
> 
> * Correct Subject. Use an accurate and descriptive subject for your
> email messages and when the topic of conversation changes in a thread,
> then please change the subject to match.
> 
> * Preserve the thread. When responding to a message on the mailing
> list make sure you respond directly to that message. Don't start a new
> thread to respond and don't reply to a digest message, because that
> will split the thread of conversation.
> 
> * Do not participate via Digest. If you intend to participate in
> mailing list conversations, then do not subscribe to the digest list.
> Responding to digest emails does not preserve threads of conversation.
> 
> * Post in plain text. Configure your email client send plain text
> emails to the mailing list and no rich text or HTML. If you need
> pretty colors and formatting to get your point across then create a
> wiki page.
> 
> * Prevent out-of-office replies. Make sure your email client does not
> send out-of-office or on-vacation emails to the mailing list.
> 
> One item that I did not mention was "top-posting" which is a good
> practice for some and an anti-pattern for others. I'm not sure we need
> to mandate top or bottom posting. See also:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
> 
> Eventually, I would like to promote this set of rules to the wiki.
> 
> What do folks think? Is this a worthwhile start? What have a left out?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave
> 
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