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Date:      Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:41:05 +0200
From:      Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Posting Netiquette [ref: Threads "look definitely like" unreadable mess. Handbook project.]
Message-ID:  <20220623104105.02ee09bb@archlinux>
In-Reply-To: <20220623102922.1af2e539@archlinux>
References:  <CAD2Ti2_GFxRzAjgSwf55tC9c3jSUAzeR42xzhUgG87QZ7JT5_g@mail.gmail.com> <20220623030118.GA59423@eureka.lemis.com> <20220623060320.aad6a631.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAD2Ti2-F7%2BZ3QtpV7PxfcbnaHXGLcFytRihv-cVWn=7qDdWsxw@mail.gmail.com> <20220623102922.1af2e539@archlinux>

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On Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:29:22 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>R=C3=A9sum=C3=A9:
>
>Before posting to a list a user should read a very long netiquette
>studded with terms (e.g. white space) never heard before and with
>ambiguous explanations (e.g. > ;).

I'm in favour of "space of color".

"_Nobody_" does read AGBs, manuals, netiquettes, FAQ because most of it
is blah blah.

If you expect users to read a netiquette, than keep it short and
simple, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle .

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