[PLUG-TALK] [PLUG] PLUG-talk is not a community list...

[MJang]

On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 14:07 -0800, Paul Heinlein wrote:
> I think the term that reconciles those two (valid, I think) 
> perspectives is "respect." Even if the help-seeker cannot provide 
> technical help, he can show some respect for the community. In PLUG's 
> case, that might include
> 
> * searching Google first
> 
> * accepting that PLUG is not guaranteed to provide a good answer,
>    much less the right one, but that answers are made in good faith
> 
> * embodying a little of the community's DIY mentality
> 
> * accepting that tradeoffs, imperfection, and workarounds are
>    part of the Linux computing experience
> 
> * generally sticking to the issue at hand, though not so strictly
>    that a whimsical digression ruffles your feathers
> 
> * avoiding whenever possible terms, modes of argumentation, and
>    themes known raise a ruckus
> 
> Approaching PLUG discussions with that sort of respect, allows the 
> incompetent (in Russell's sense of the term) to "put in" (in glen's 
> sense of the term). The community can sense that its needs are being 
> respected while the individual can safely look for the answer to the 
> question at hand.

To me, that sounds like the kernel of a PLUG mailing list code of
conduct.

Thanks,
Mike