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Adapt comp.lang.ruby guidelines to ruby-talk
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title: "Posting Guidelines for comp.lang.ruby"
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title: "Posting Guidelines for the Ruby-Talk Mailing List"
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lang: en
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_These are the posting guidelines for comp.lang.ruby,
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adopted from the [comp.lang.ruby FAQ][clrFAQ]._
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You should follow these guidelines when posting to the ruby-talk mailing list.
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{: .summary}
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You should also follow these guidelines for the ruby-list mail list,
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since it is mirrored to comp.lang.ruby.
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1. ALWAYS be friendly, considerate, tactful, and tasteful. We want to
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keep this forum hospitable to the growing ranks of newbies, very
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keep this list hospitable to the growing ranks of newbies, very
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young people, and their teachers, as well as cater to fire breathing
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wizards. :-)
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2. Keep your content relevant and easy to follow. Try to keep your
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content brief and to the point, but also try to include all relevant
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information.
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1. The general format guidelines (aka USENET Netiquette) are
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1. The general format guidelines (aka Netiquette) are
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matters of common sense and common courtesy that make life
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easier for 3rd parties to follow along (in real time or when
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perusing archives):
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* PLEASE NOTE! Include quoted text from previous posts
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**before** your responses. And **selectively** quote as much
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as is relevant.
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* Use **plain** text; don't use HTML, RTF, or Word. Most mail
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or newsreader programs have an option for this; if yours
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* Use **plain** text; don't use HTML, RTF, or Word.
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Most mail programs have an option for this; if yours
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doesn't, get a (freeware) program or use a web-based
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service that does.
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* Include examples from files as **in-line** text; don't use
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_These guidelines where adopted from the [comp.lang.ruby FAQ][clrFAQ]._
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[clrFAQ]: http://rubyhacker.com/clrFAQ.html

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