Re: Reminding Qalam rules

--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com,
"seshattrismegistos <seshat@...>"
<seshat@...> wrote:

> Dear Qalam members,
>
> Please allow me to send you a

fresh copy the welcome message that
you

> all received when you joined

Qalam. This message also contains a
few

> simple behavior rules that *must*

observed in this mailing list.

>
> I especially call your attention

on rule (2): 'Qalam is a forum for

> discussing "the writing systems of

the world"'.

>
> An off-topic message once in a

while is tolerated, perhaps even

> welcome. However, in the last few

days, most messages I have seen

> where about things totally

unrelated to writing systems.

>

Without seeking to undermine your
(quite total) authority here, I
didn't feel that, for the record.

>
> If any of the discussions is

important to you, please find (or

> create) another forum where they

are on-topic, and invite people

> there.
>

At the moment I am quite honestly
asking myself whether there are
sufficient regular non-peevish
contributors to embark on such an
enterprise.

>
> Also, please use proper quoting:

leave blank lines between your

> comments and quoted text, and only

quote the parts of text which you

> are commenting.
>
> Members who have technical

limitations, like Etaonsh, please
try and

> do the best which is possile on

your systems.

>

(Blank lines not technically
possible; removal of non-quote
material is letter-by-letter).

>
> Talking about Etaonsh: Richard,

please immediately *stop* calling

> racist or imperialist anybody who

does not agree with one of your

> opinions.
>

I never do that, and wouldn't dream
of it (partly because I would be
victimised even if it were the
case). Racism is a (sometimes
semi-conscious) part of the culture,
unfortunately, however, so it
periodically has to check itself and
abandon words which cause some of us
offence.

>
> There are no racists in this forum

and, should they arrive, I will be

> immensely glad to kick them out,

as is clearly specified in rule (1).

>
> Regards,
> Seshat (Qalam moderator)
>
> .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
>
> Welcome in Qalam!
>
> Qalam

(groups.yahoo.com/group/qalam) is a
mailing list where people

> can talk about the writing system

of the world.

>
> Alphabets, syllabaries,

logographs, ideographs, hieroglyphs,
Braille,

> sign language writing,

calligraphy, typography, graphology,
fonts,

> character sets, input methods,

modern scripts, ancient scripts,

> fictional scripts, paleography,

deciphering ancient writing...

>
> These are just a few example of

the things that are on-topic in
Qalam.

>
> I wish to remind thee a few

technical instructions:

>
> - To post messages use this

address:

> qalam@yahoogroups.com
> - To unsubscribe use this address:
> qalam-unsubscribe@...

m

> - To subscribe again use this

address:

> qalam-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
> - To contact me use this address:
> qalam-owner@yahoogroups.com
>
> Also please take notice of the

rules of Qalam. I tried to keep the

> list minimal, and I am sure that

thou doest not even need these few

> rules:
>
> 1) Netiquette.
> Nothing complicated: use thy usual

politeness, and be tolerant with

> members who know less than thee,

or who indulge in heretic

> opinions. However, racism, sexism,

obscenity and profanity are

> absolutely not welcome. Please

drop me a line in case that such

> things appear in the Qalam forum.
>
> 2) Topic.
> Qalam is a forum for discussing

"the writing systems of the world".

> If thou realisest that the message

thou art posting is off-topic,

> please prefix the mail subject

with an [OT] indicator, so that
other

> members will realize at-a-glance

that thou art talking about

> something else. If thou thinkst

that an off-topic discussion is

> becoming too long, consider asking

the other people engaged in it to

> follow thee to another forum, or

to continue the discussion
privately.

>
> 3) Site rules.
> We are the guests of Yahoo!Groups

(groups.yahoo.com, previously known

> as eGroups), so please make sure

that

> thy behaviour also complies with

the eGroups rules:

> - Member Guidelines

(groups.yahoo.com/info/guidelines.ht
ml),

> - Terms of Service

(groups.yahoo.com/info/tos.html),

> - No Spam!

(groups.yahoo.com/info/nospam.html),

> - Copyright Policy

(groups.yahoo.com/info/copyright.htm
l).

>
> For any other information, please

visit the Qalam home page:

>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qal

am

>
> Regards,
> Seshat (Qalam owner)
>
> .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.