Friends.
I am seeing a lot of people FEAR to shoot a mail to the list.
It seems that the newbies should have thick skin to write to our list.
Did anyone hear the same from the silent members of the list?
Please check with your friends why they are not posting
or asking any questions to our list.
Just thinking on how to make our list more user friendly.
The users should not feel odd to send mail to our list.
The mailing list guidelines are there but we have to
think on how our responses and replies to the list
are welcoming the new users.
Yes. The new users will do mistakes like top/bottom posting,
mails in FULL CAPS, sms language etc.
But, we should teach them in a very friendly tone.
Quoting from the code of conduct of ubuntu community
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct
<Quote>
Be respectful. The Ubuntu community and its members treat one another
with respect.
Everyone can make a valuable contribution to Ubuntu. We may not always
agree, but disagreement is no excuse for poor behaviour
and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration now and
then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn
into a personal attack. It's important to remember that a community
where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not
a productive one. We expect members of the Ubuntu community to be
respectful when dealing with other contributors
as well as with people outside the Ubuntu project and with users of Ubuntu.
</Quote>
Hope this can be applied to our ILUGC Community too.
Please share your thoughts on how can we make our list more friendly.
Thanks.
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T.Shrinivasan
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