Subject: Rec.arts.marching.drumcorps NET-IQUETTE
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Date: 13 Apr 1996 08:15:04 GMT
Summary: Rec.arts.marching.drumcorps NET-IQUETTE



Rec.arts.marching.drumcorps NET-IQUETTE

1. Don't post inappropriate or off-topic questions. Stick to drum corps or other
related topics.  Bands have their own area (rec.arts.marching.misc), but a band
post may be appropriate on RAMD if it is drum corps related.

2. Don't ask elementary questions that have been answered many times before. The
FAQ is new posted twice a month (on the 13th and the 27th).  Please wait to read
it before posting, or access the info by doing the following: (excerpt from the
FAQ)

"An anonymous FTP site has been established by Kelly Hall (hall@bert.cs.byu.edu)
for keeping the FAQ, drumcorps GIFs, scores, and other information. The
information for this site is: Name: lal.cs.byu.edu IP: 128.187.2.182 login:
anonymous password: <your email address> dir: /pub/dci

3. Think twice before flaming anyone on RAMD or acting like a "know-it-all". 
Some of us have been here for years. We like your enthusiasm, but would
appreciate tempered posts (at least at the start).

4. Don't re-start old debates and threads of conversation that have been dead or
gone for months/years unless you really believe that you have something new to
bring to the discussion. This might be hard to figure out---but be patient and
read a bit before jumping in the stream.

5. Don't post one-line "me-too" responses, get-rich quick schemes, chain letters,
or commercial notices. It makes the characters on this board even loonier...and
you won't like it when they get loony.

6. Don't post milelong .sigs, long-winded questions, or other prose.  Also, when
replying to someone's post, trim their original post as much as possible.  There
is no need to repost an entire article when you only are commenting on a small
part of it.

7. Don't keep taking rather than giving.  Act like a citizen with rights and
responsiblities instead of a client expecting services. We'll help you if we
can--- but be polite about it.

Sincerely,

"The Miss Manners of RAMD"

P.S. You'll note that I did not mention censorship or type of language to avoid.
That is a personal choice.  Although you open yourself up to 'flames' if you
start to libel corps, and/or individuals.

from "The 7 Sins of Newsgroup Newcomers" by David Plotnikoff (plotnikoff@aol.com)
posted to RAMD by Christina Mavroudis modified by Michael Fath
modified & reposted by
Caryn Roberts and Cathy Doser, keepers of the r.a.m.d FAQ
