Bob S wrote:

Hello SuSE lovers/users,

I see lots of new names on this list. That is absolutely great ! (over 200 messages today) I love it. BUT, some of you are driving me crazy. Top posting, failing to trim, etc. Please !! Do not top-post. Please !! trim. I have no desire to start a flame war, long diatribe about proper posting procedures, etc. etc. Please!! just go with the flow, about how things work on THIS list.

Motion seconded. I would also suggest "How to ask questions the smart way" by ESR. It's good night-time reading. /Per Jessen, Zürich -- http://www.spamchek.com/ - your spam is our business. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wednesday 10 October 2007 01:52:08 am Bob S wrote:

Hello SuSE lovers/users,

I see lots of new names on this list. That is absolutely great ! (over 200 messages today) I love it. BUT, some of you are driving me crazy. Top posting, failing to trim, etc.

http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette

That the old-timers, the for real experts, the ones who can really give you advice, have grown tired of this. They just go "plonk" and your request for assistance or review of your advice is completely ignored. Is that what you want? Why did you come here in the first place? I find myself "plonking" those messages quite regularly lately. Those are the rules for THIS list. Do you want the answer to your question, or not?

I am far from an expert but have been lurking, learning, from this most outstanding list and an occasional contributor for many years now. Come on all of you new list people and you who remain obstinate; just go with the flow. OK ? Trim and bottom post. OK? Any and/or argumentative replies will be completely ignored. That is the way it works on THIS list.

How about it list users? Do I stand alone?

No you are not alone. I'm just tired to jump in, look for link to this list netiquette and post reply that can start another fruitloss thread. I appreciate you effort. Just added to netiquete: " Conclusion The old-timers, the real experts, the ones who can really give advice, have grown tired of people that use any message style and shape that come in mind. Many just "plonk" a message and request for assistance is completely ignored. So if you want good advice, please, do only what you do when visit someones home, accept hosts customs." -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

I think it is best to send a short summary of the netiquette with each welcome message e.g. Welcome! You have been subscribed to the opensuse@opensuse.org mailinglist. We have a few simply rules to make communication more smooth. This helps you to get faster and better assistance. Here are the rules, read them all on: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette 1 When you reply to a message, please quote only the relevant part that you are replying to. 2 Bottom post means that your reply underneath the quoted text and leads to a natural flow of quoted messages that is easy to read and to reply. To unsubscribe send a message to: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org And for help send a message to: opensuse+help@opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org