Sorry bout that everybody, I was so busy counting F's that I didn't see the obvious. (Ahh...if only I were a genius at topic tags) ;-D Now I'm not sure if I'm supposed to leave the ADMIN topic in now for my statement of contrition. I looked at the FAQ and it only says that ADMIN posts get re-directed to the topic tag ALL. :-( If I change it to OT now, then no-one will see my confession, so here goes anyhow. Sorry again. Michael Brown Instant Net Solutions www.KillerPCs.net "In the land of the blind, he who has one eye is king" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Botkin" To: Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 1:23 PM Subject: [ADMIN]: General list etiquette > Hello, > > Just a reminder for those of you who have been here for a long time, and > just some tips for newcomers to the list: > > 1.) Please, PLEASE pay attention to topic tags!! If you're going to post > something off topic, make sure it's tagged as [OT]:. Topic tags have to > be exactly as shown! Square brackets, colon following, all caps. > Nothing else works. Valid tags are [PIC]:, [SX]:, [AVR]:, [EE]:, [OT]:, > [AD]:, and [BUY]:. Use one, and ONLY ONE topic tag per post. If a thread > drifts off topic, change the tag. Only YOU can prevent mis-tagged posts. > If you don't follow these simple rules, the list server will gripe at you, > I will probably gripe at you, and others may as well. Thank you. > > 2.) Don't email people for help off-list unless they have indicated that > they are willing to have you do so. Many people on the list do not have > the time to be tutors or unpaid consultants. Some do, and welcome your > questions. Don't assume one or the other. > > 3.) Read the manual/datasheet and the list FAQ before posting to make > sure your question hasn't been answered weekly since before clay tablets > were invented. If you've read the FAQ and the documentation, your > question has been asked and answered, and you still don't understand it, > go ahead and ask for clarification - but mention you've read the docs and > still don't get it. > > 4.) The list server automatically appends a short message to the end of > each post. You're welcome to use a signature file, but PLEASE keep it > short. Common netiquette indicates a 4-line sig is quite enough. If your > sigfile is longer than the average post, either omit it or shorten it. > Thanks. > > 5.) If you disagree with something that has been posted, please email the > list admin (that would be me). Don't bitch about it on the list and > contribute to the problem. Thanks. > > 6.) If you find you have had your options set to NOMAIL, meaning you will > not receive PICLIST posts, please don't get all offended and email me in a > huff. I don't do it just to irritate people, and I don't do it to people > I don't like. I only do that when I get bounced messages from your mail > server (usually due to your mailbox being full). > > 7.) When replying to a message, please delete old sig lines and other > unneeded stuff from the original. Only quote what is needed to figure out > what you're talking about. In other words, a reply with two lines of your > text and two dozen lines of others' text needs to be trimmed. > > 8.) Post your questions, your answers, code snippets, neat stuff you've > done or discovered, and generally share your PICish interests with the > list - we all enjoy it! > > Have a great day, > Dale > -- > "Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that > curiosity killed the cat, I say only the cat died nobly." > - Arnold Edinborough > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics