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This article is from the Lebanon FAQ,
by Alaa Dakroub dakroub@leb.net with numerous contributions by
others.
2. Are there any rules or conventions to post into this news group?
Rules of thumb for posting on Soc.Culture.Lebanon
Date of last revision: 24 Jan 96
(previous revision: 20 Feb 94)
This post proposes some rules of thumb for posting on this newsgroup,
Soc.Culture.Lebanon (scl). The purpose of the rules is to maintain
the friendly atmosphere and to encourage quality posts.
- New subscribers are encouraged to monitor the group for a certain time
before engaging in discussions. They are also encouraged to briefly
present themselves. The said presentation might include but not
limited to:
the person's name, location, nationality, occupation, motivation,
expectations etc.
- Avoid posting test messages. There are groups to post such tests,
such groups are: alt.test, fr.test, bit.listserv.test, de.test etc..
In general posting test messages on a discussion forum of USENET is
considered to be against the Net-etiquette.
If it is definitely necessary to post your test to Soc.Culture.Lebanon
you can do it by posting anything that might be interesting to the
others like a joke, song lyrics that you like, etc.
- Use descriptive Subject headers and change the subject when replying
if necessary. Remember that people are not interested in a vague or
unfocused subject. For example, from recent posts, a Subject that reads
"None" does not convey any useful meaning. "Tfouh" seems like a flame,
but is it worth reading? A person, replies "Tfouh 3ala min? :-) Re: Tfouh."
Now that is more interesting, it peeks the curiosity of the reader.
"avant de partir" could've been "[French poem] avant de partir (before
leaving)."
- Quote text from the article that you are replying you to provide context
but keep quoted text to a minimum (that which is absolutely necessary).
Most people prefer a short and focused message to a longer and diluted
post.
- Avoid cross-posting to other newsgroups. Good reasons to cross-
post are:
- if you are posting a periodic message (such as a FAQ)
- if you are required by net rules to cross-post as in the case
of newsgroup creation announcements
There are rarely any additional good reasons to cross-post.
- Do not use abusive language in your posts. Pretend you are addressing
your mother. :-)
- Avoid posting messages that are not related to Lebanon or to the culture
of the Lebanese people. In other words, Middle East discussion belongs in
talk.politics.mideast, soc.culture.israel, or soc.culture.palestine,
whichever is more appropriate. Religion discussions belong in the
appropriate religion group (soc.religion.islam, soc.religion.christian,
talk.religion.christian, soc.culture.jewish, talk.religion.misc, or even
alt.religion.emacs :-) Posts on scl should really pertain to Lebanon.
- Flaming gives a poor image of yourself, and you are likely to stay on your
own in the garbage bin.
If you chose to ignore these rules of thumb, you're likely to find your
mailbox full with advice urging you to read this post. I am confident
that we will manage to maintain a high level of maturity and respect in our
posts.
If you don't wish to see this message again, put it in your kill file.
If you have a bone to pick with these rules of thumb, reply to this message
BY EMAIL.
This message will repeat every week. It constitutes a part of the group's
FAQ (question 2). It is archived for anonymous ftp on
rama.poly.edu (128.238.10.212) as /pub/scl/The_Rules_Of_Thumb, and
huez.eurecom.fr (193.55.112.27) as /SCL/The_Rules_Of_Thumb or
http://huez.eurecom.fr:8080/scl-faq/question.02
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