Launchpad etiquette document/code of conduct

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

On May 15, 2007, at 10:28 AM, Martin Albisetti wrote:
>
>> * whether it's a good idea to have specific examples of actions that 
>> can cause other users pain
> ...
> On the other hand, having small notes on Launchpad itself when doing
> specific changes on what the consequences of it will be ("all users
> from both teams will be notified via email of this change") will
> probably avoid one or two issues.
>
> Another approach might be a confirmation similar to "46 Members of
> this team will be notified by email of this change".
> ...

I agree -- a single sentence at the right place will often work better 
than any number of paragraphs in a separate document.

For example, if you're about to post an answer on Ask MetaFilter 
<http://ask.metafilter.com/>, right below the comment form are four 
short sentences:

     Ask MetaFilter is as useful as you make it. Please limit comments
     to answers or help in finding an answer. Wisecracks don't help
     people find answers. Thanks.

Yahoo Answers, not quite as good IMO, but a similar idea:

     No spam please! When in doubt, please refer to our _Community
     Guidelines_.

A thorough set of guidelines would be useful, though, for giving 
legitimacy to the deletion of spam/offensive comments.

Cheers
-- 
Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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