[governance] Netiquete Reminder

[Ian Peter]

This is just a periodic reminder as regards netiquette on this list. I
intend to post something similar from time to time as a reminder to myself
as much as to anyone else.

 

Our charter provides a few minimal netiquette guidelines. These include

 

"Be conservative in what you send and liberal in what you receive. You
should not send heated messages (flames) even if you are provoked. On the
other hand, you shouldn't be surprised if you get flamed and it's prudent
not to respond to flames."

 

It's part of the nature of email that messages can be easily misunderstood,
which means we have to be even more careful in our choice of words than we
might in ordinary face to conversation. If there is a simple rule we can
apply when we are dealing with issues we feel passionately about, it would
be to concentrate on the issues, not on the person. Be hard on the issues,
soft on the person. And we don't need to respond to insults and inflame the
situation - most people on this list know a personal insult when they see
one, and the insult says a lot more about the person making the insult than
it does the intended targets. No point in highlighting it. Some things are
best let pass.

 

The Charter also outlines some specific measures the co-ordinators may take
in response to personal insults, spam, or other deliberate disruptions.
These include suspensions from the list. I would hope never to need to
activate a suspension, but it is important that we keep on mission here.

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

Ian Peter

 

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