[asterisk-dev] [policy] Discussion on IRC - how to make -dev more useful

[Leif Madsen]

Gregory Boehnlein wrote:
> 	I think this is a great idea, but every system needs to have people
> adhering to the standards and utilizing them on a regular basis to have a
> great value. Personally, I find the signal to noise ratio on the -dev list
> to be very high.. I.E. there is a lot of great content and discussion, and
> very little crud (barring the occasional flame wars that erupt). How can we
> let people know that they need to properly tag messages, without scaring
> them off? How do we make sure that the non native english speakers also
> understand the etiquette? 

Would it be possible to send a nice welcome email that contains some 
etiquette and best practices upon joining of the list?

Maybe on the first of the month it would be a nice idea to send a 
reminder email to the list as well for everyone with the latest best 
practices and etiquette. This could be updated regularly as deemed 
necessary based on discussions in the [policy] threads.


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