[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes List Charter (Rules of the list)

[elle]

Rummers & all,

I never cease to be amazed at the new listers who
appear now & then & complain about the discussions...I
don't get it...the list is what it is that
day....whatever THAT is....and it's never the
same...you don't go to someone's party & complain
about the guests...you're not interested in the
topic...DELETE IT.

I look through the political stuff as there may be a
viewpoint I'd not thought of....or I select 'em all &
delete...no big deal.

What is the problem with these folks who want to shape
the list to their desires? The audacity to think the
list should change to accommodate them.

Maybe on the 'rules' page you could suggest that new
listers open a new mailbox just for the list...it does
make things easier to delete when the posts are not
interspersed with other stuff...

ok..that's my rant for the day..

elle
 
--- R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> Since we have a bunch of "newbies" on the list, I
> thought it appropriate to  
> post our charter to help explain why we do what we
> do on the list. Our intent 
> is  not to drive anyone away, but for those of us
> that know each other and 
> have been  here for years, we don't want anything to
> change. 
>  
> Rummy
>  
>  
> 
> CHARTER:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> 
> The rhodes-list at rhodes22.org group will be  open to
> discussion of all
> subjects specifically referring to Rhodes sailboats 
> or  Rhodes
> sailors. The focus of this group includes, but is
> not limited  to:
> 
> * Encouraging the understanding and discussion of
> Rhodes sailboats  or
> Rhodes sailors, in the many ways people wish to
> define it.
> 
> * Acting  as a source of information for  Rhodes
> sailboats or Rhodes
> sailors  worldwide and for people planning  to
> buy/sell/repair/learn
> about Rhodes  sailboats or Rhodes sailors.
> 
> * Providing a forum for the development and 
> promotion Rhodes sailboats
> or Rhodes sailors'  culture, history,  traditions
> and economy.
> 
> * Any other subject that might be found at a 
> sailor's bar or the
> Clubhouse Bar, Including Rhodes sailboats or Rhodes 
> sailors' travels,
> events, family, jokes, quotations, pets, etc.
> 
> * The  level of discussion does not have to be fit
> for a child, but
> some good taste  is expected.
> 
> Binaries and Formatting: The posting of encoded
> binaries  (e.g.
> pictures, compressed files, etc.) to 
> rhodes-list at sailnet..net is  not
> allowed, the list server will remove them. Please
> use mixed case  when
> posting (Upper and lower case letters), typing words
> in  uppercase
> means you are SHOUTING.
> 
> Quoting: Place new material at the  top of the post
> and quote what you
> are replying to below. That makes it  simple to find
> out what is being
> said. You are encouraged to edit down the  quoted
> material.
> 
> HTML mail: Allot of the email programs (Netscape and
>  outlook) that can
> send their email with embedded HTML. Embedded HTML
> can  cause some of
> the list members to have trouble reading their mail
> due to  "browser
> wars", not reading their mail with a web browser and
> double  messages
> in digest mode. Member are encouraged to set their
> programs to  send
> "text" email.
> 
> Subject Line: Please set or change the subject line 
> to reflect the
> true subject of the  post. for example "Subject:
> anchors"  might be
> turned into "Subject: gastank was anchors". If a
> joke (or  any
> questionable material) is being posted please
> indicate it on  the
> subject line, for example "Subject: Monday's Humor 
> (jokes)"
> 
> Netiquette: Posts to the group are expected to be
> considerate of  other
> readers. Personal abuse, flames, and obscenities are
>  *not*
> appreciated; but we are sailors.......
> 
> Anonymous email: It is  expected that users will
> provide their name in
> the email and will sign  same.  We like to know who
> we're talking to.
> 
> Social  Interaction/Manners: To a certain extent,
> the interaction is
> about what you  would expect in any informal social
> setting, for
> example, a bar.  It is  recommended that you get to
> know people first
> and introduce yourself (about  the same social rules
> that you would use
> to meet any new group of people).  There is a high
> level of chitchat on
> the list, and what you might think is  insulting to
> a group or region
> might only be people kidding each other after 
> knowing them for years.
> As in any bar, the subjects of politics and religion
>  can lead to
> heated augments and bar fights. These might be best 
> avoided.
> 
> The need to participate: It is recognized that a
> group is only  whoever
> post to it, no more and no less. We can only talk
> about what  people
> post about. You earn respect on the list by postings
> and trying  to
> help each other, you can not demand it. Most sailing
> topics we  have
> talked about already, We chit chat in the mean time
> waiting to  answer
> questions or a new subject/story.  If you want to
> know  something,
> please post it, the more detail the better. If
> someone is trying  to
> help you please answer their reasonable questions.
> If you can  help
> someone, again post it, Try to repay the knowledge
> you  gained.
> 
> 
> 
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 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)


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