Portability

[John Ralls]

On Feb 22, 2013, at 8:44 AM, "Ian Cousins" <ian.cousins at albionfm.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Derek & John,
>  
> Let me first ask you to please forgive my ignorance; I have never been involved in any of these ‘forums’ or ‘chats’ before. I do not really know what is meant by a ‘thread’.
>  
> Would be useful if either of you could explain the etiquette.
>  
> However, please let me thank you ever so much for your help – I can now confidently start constructing the Chart of Accounts.
>  
>  

Gnucash-users is neither a chat nor a forum: It's a mailing list [1].

The etiquette is pretty simple:
* Always CC the list in your replies; on most mailers that means using "Reply All", though some also provide a "Reply List" function.

* When you have a new topic, don't use "Reply", make a new email and address it to the list.

* Say what you want to say clearly and concisely.

* Keep your comments germane to the overall subject of the mailing list. For Gnucash-Users, that means it should have something to do with using Gnucash.

* Be polite. Avoid posting anything you'll regret later. Once you write something in public on the net, it's public *forever*.

* Don't waste space or bandwidth with cute signatures or absurd disclaimers about the intended recipient.

Regards,
John Ralls


[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_mailing_list#Discussion_list