[Phpwm] List Etiquette

[Tony Whitmore]

Katherine Goodwin wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> While we like a bit of friendly debate on phpwm, there's no need to
> resort to bad language to insult each other (Lets reserve that for
> complaining about our / other people's code ;-))
> 
> As list admins, David and I don't want to have to resort to filtering
> posts or removing people from the list if they're regularly abusive.
> 
> Lets keep it friendly please, we've been doing well so far.

Would it be worth adding a few guidelines on list etiquette to the PHPWM
wiki? It's often part of the process of maturing that communities have
to start laying down some rules for self-governance. These needn't be
overly formal, but give people an idea of what behaviour is
unacceptable. Areas for consideration could include:

* Top-posting
* Use of HTML mail
* Language
* Quoting styles
* Avoiding flames and over-reactions

It might also be worth looking at the equivalent pages on the HantsLUG wiki:
http://www.hantslug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MailingList
http://www.hantslug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MailingList/Tips

These pages are probably a bit too in-depth for what PHPWM needs at the
moment, but might provide useful inspiration.

HTH,

Tony