Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of UsingTheMailingList

Timestamp:

Jul 7, 2011, 2:17:18 AM (13 years ago)

Author:

Kenneth Gonsalves

Comment:

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UsingTheMailingList

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 Here you assume that everyone knows what rails is and what scaffolding is. Or you expect users to waste their time investigating. Do not do this. Explain what this feature is and what it does. Right way:
 {{{
-Foo framework has a feature that automatically generates html given certain keywords like 'abc' generates an 'xyz' widget, does Django have this feature?
+Foo framework has a feature that automatically generates html given certain keywords like
+ 'abc' generates an 'xyz' widget, does Django have this feature?
 }}}
 === Is Django suitable for the app I want to build ===
@@ -92 +93 @@
 
 == Formatting your mail and your replies ==
-* Try to use in-line replies where possible.
-* Try and add your response **below** the previous one (Google will automatically collapse all the previous responses)
+Realise that not all users use gmail, and include sufficient context to make sure that the user does not have to waste his time searching the archives to find out what you are talking about. This means quoting enough of the mail you are replying to make your reply understandable and replying under the quoted matter. Example: 
+
+Question
+{{{
+The following code does not work.
+
+(code here)
+(error here)
+}}}
+two answers
+{{{
+> The following code does not work.
+> 
+> (code here)
+> (error here) 
+
+you have left out a comma in line 7
+}}}
+{{{
+> The following code does not work.
+> 
+> (code here)
+> (error here) 
+
+correct the typo in line 3
+}}}
+The wrong way to reply
+{{{
+I tried, but it is still giving the same error.
+}}}
+who are you replying to?
+
+the right way
+{{{
+> > The following code does not work.
+> > 
+> > (code here)
+> > (error here) 
+> 
+> you have left out a comma in line 7 
+
+I tried, but it is still giving the same error.
+}}}
 
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