From: "Leonard Isham" <leonard.isham(a)gmail.com>
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:13:08 -0500, Hacksaw
<hacksaw(a)hacksaw.org> wrote:
> >>"Suggestions to ensure the
> >> widest readership of your question or problem." This gets the goal
across
> >> nicely.
> >
> >Isnt list guidelines a more concise expression of that?
>
> No. The why of it isn't there.
>
> Sadly, people misunderstand why some folks harp on netiquette. Sure,
> netiquette is about irritation prevention, but if you flip that coin,
you see
> that it helps to remove barriers to communication.
>
> The "rules" of the net are, in essence, a list of things that cause
cognitive
> dissonance to the reader. In a place like alt.discordia, maybe
that's
good.
> But if you want help with your problem, or just want to be
heard, it's
> essential to follow the standard.
>
> I will admit that "Suggestions to ensure the widest readership of your
> question or problem." is an eyeful, and if you can suggest a more
concise
way
> to put it that conveys the entire meaning explicitly, I'd be
happy to
put my
> shoulder behind it.
How about "If you really want people to read your posts"
--
Leonard Isham, CISSP
Ostendo non ostento.
The little boys did not get the hint. I finally exit Fedora lists
entirely. I am bloody god damn sick of the crap.
{+_+} Good by and good riddance.