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2 | 2 | layout: page
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| -title: "Posting Guidelines for comp.lang.ruby" |
| 3 | +title: "Posting Guidelines for the Ruby-Talk Mailing List" |
4 | 4 | lang: en
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5 | 5 | ---
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6 | 6 |
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7 |
| -_These are the posting guidelines for comp.lang.ruby, |
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| -adopted from the [comp.lang.ruby FAQ][clrFAQ]._ |
| 7 | +You should follow these guidelines when posting to the ruby-talk mailing list. |
| 8 | +{: .summary} |
9 | 9 |
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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. |
12 | 10 |
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13 | 11 | 1. ALWAYS be friendly, considerate, tactful, and tasteful. We want to
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14 |
| - keep this forum hospitable to the growing ranks of newbies, very |
| 12 | + keep this list hospitable to the growing ranks of newbies, very |
15 | 13 | young people, and their teachers, as well as cater to fire breathing
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16 | 14 | wizards. :-)
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17 | 15 |
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18 | 16 | 2. Keep your content relevant and easy to follow. Try to keep your
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19 | 17 | content brief and to the point, but also try to include all relevant
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20 | 18 | information.
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21 | 19 |
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| - 1. The general format guidelines (aka USENET Netiquette) are |
| 20 | + 1. The general format guidelines (aka Netiquette) are |
23 | 21 | matters of common sense and common courtesy that make life
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24 | 22 | easier for 3rd parties to follow along (in real time or when
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25 | 23 | perusing archives):
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26 | 24 |
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27 | 25 | * PLEASE NOTE! Include quoted text from previous posts
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28 | 26 | **before** your responses. And **selectively** quote as much
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29 | 27 | as is relevant.
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30 |
| - * Use **plain** text; don't use HTML, RTF, or Word. Most mail |
31 |
| - or newsreader programs have an option for this; if yours |
| 28 | + * Use **plain** text; don't use HTML, RTF, or Word. |
| 29 | + Most mail programs have an option for this; if yours |
32 | 30 | doesn't, get a (freeware) program or use a web-based
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33 | 31 | service that does.
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34 | 32 | * Include examples from files as **in-line** text; don't use
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76 | 74 | postings, and so on.
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77 | 75 |
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78 | 76 |
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| 77 | +_These guidelines where adopted from the [comp.lang.ruby FAQ][clrFAQ]._ |
| 78 | + |
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79 | 80 |
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80 | 81 | [clrFAQ]: http://rubyhacker.com/clrFAQ.html
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