On 16/06/06, Ken Jennings
I'd like to know where the official constitution of suse-linux-e can be found where it states only asking for help or offering solutions are on topic, becasue I've been looking:
I sent an email to suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com and received a reply from suse-linux-e-help@suse.com. I skimmed it rather quickly, but didn't see anything specific about what discussion is on topic or off topic -- just a mention of some common questions that don't need to be asked for the millionth time and that off topic posts go on another list.
I didn't see anything at the archives on lists.suse.com about the subject of the list other than "SuSE Linux english discussion".
At Novell, the mailing list sign-up form http://www.suse.com/en/private/support/online_help/mailinglists/ says only "Discussions about SUSE LINUX (english)."
And, no, I don't have the initial sign-on message when I joined some 3-odd years ago. (While I have 1300 posts saved from the list, half of this discussion thread already made it to the Trash before I noticed it.) I vaguely recall a warning about it being a high-volume, unmoderated list of suse Linux and to keep advocacy and flames to yourself (or another list somewhere). I guess the memory starts to go at 40.
If the parameters of the list are not obvious to someone who is looking for it then perhaps we need suse-linux-help-* lists to help Ken Schneider from getting his shorts in a knot over news and informational posts that discuss Suse.
Personally, I prefer the OT approach in the subject line and having just one list. It's easy enough to set up a filter that filters out any subject starting with OT. This works very well with all the other mailing lists I subscribe to. Yes, sometimes people digress or forget to put OT at the subject start, it's soon spotted and they are told 'politely'...to start with. Anybody who persistently offended could easily be barred from the list for a month or so. However, I realise that, like another issue with the SuSE list ;-)))) this will never happen. It is purely personal opinion. -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== PLEASE DON'T drink and drive it's not clever, it's just stupid. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com