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[Mike]

Brilliant :)

I second the motion, and third it if it were possible,

Rdgs

mike

At 09:45 AM 26/3/2001 +0800, you wrote:
>Dear List
>I don't have strong feelings on this particular subject.  I already delete
>most of my mail without reading it, so a few desperate escape attempts by
>unfortunates trapped in the system hardly raises a blip on the radar.
>However, I would like to point out that the Postgresql SQL mailing list
>recently started attaching random FAQs to their list mail.  This has not
>even raised a mutter from the list.  The fact that the TIPs are rotated
>makes them somewhat less objectionable to recipients.  The messages are very
>short. Here are their first six:
>TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo at postgresql.org
>
>TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command
>(send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo at postgresql.org)
>
>TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate
>subscribe-nomail command to majordomo at postgresql.org so that your
>message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
>
>TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
>
>TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ?
>http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
>
>TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives?
>http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl
>
>The "TIPS" are separated from the main message with the following line
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>I am sure that with a bit of imagination we could generate a really useful
>set of FAQs/TIPs that would potentially educate people rather than infuriate
>them.  (eg. umounting cdroms, starting & stopping services in different
>distributions, stripping ^M from DOS text files ... all the things that get
>asked again and again).  At the risk of inflaming even more debate, we could
>even give guidance on quoting previous messages (e.g. TIP 3.  Only quote the
>relevant portion of the message you are replying to).
>
>I have used several of the Postgresql TIPs as a result of them being
>"broadcast", so I think they are worthwhile.  
>
>With regard to implementing the scheme, I would delegate the task of
>compiling the TIPs to a single person, put the resulting list into action
>and let the list try to improve them afterwards.  I am sure the secret will
>be to keep them to less than two lines if possible.
>
>Cheers
>Colin Rothnie
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