The skunkworks list brings together the technology community in Kenya and beyond. The subscribers to the list have diverse background. Participation in the list, like participation in any community, requires a common basis for communication.
These basic rules of etiquette hopefully will help keep our communications civil and useful.
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**** What constitutes inappropriate posting? ****
-> Personal Attacks, discrimination based on race, tribe, age, or anything really are frowned upon and not allowed.
-> Obsenities are not allowed.
-> Thread hijacks are not allowed.
-> Spam is not allowed. Unsolicited marketing of products is not allowed.
Products can only be mentioned in response to requests for information/products/service
**** What is proper etiquette when composing new messages ****
-> Not everyone on the list uses a high speed connection to read mail. If you need to include the contents of a file, it would be prudent to put that information on a website somewhere (use the Skunkworks Bulletin Board ((http://my.co.ke/phpbb) for instance) and paste the URL within your message.
-> Please format your message so that it is legible, and PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT!!!!!
-> Many of us do not have English as our first language, so let us avoid criticizing each other for spelling or grammatical errors.
-> For OFF TOPIC messages, please use the Skunkworks Bulletin Board (http://my.co.ke/phpbb). The list is meant for technology related discussions, so anything else is OFF TOPIC.
**** What is proper etiquette when replying to existing messages ****
-> Please include relevant text from the original message. Condense the message to a size that does not lose the gist of the original message.
-> Consider using some means to identify which text came from the original message from your text. Many of us prepend the “>” to the original message, which makes it more legible.
-> Please avoid top posting. Illustrated:
a3: Please.
q3: Should I avoid top posting on this mailing list?
a2: Because, by reversing the order of a conversation, it leaves the reader without much context, and makes them read a message in an unnatural order.
q2: Why is top posting irritating?
a1: It is the practice of putting your reply to a message before the quoted message, instead of after the (trimmed) message.
q1: What is top posting?
(Thanks to Ashok :) )
**** Enforcement ****
For inappropriate posts, the following set of actions will be taken:
-> First offending post - Public warning, no further action taken
-> Second offending post - Public warning, Poster placed on moderation for 1 week
-> Final offending post - Public warning, Poster permanently banned from list
The Skunkworks online forum is here: (http://my.co.ke/phpbb)
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First Revision - Aug 2009
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With Regards,
Phares Kariuki
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