[11742] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: In the matter of adverti
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David M. Piscitello)
Sat Apr 16 16:36:10 1994
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 94 14:01:46 EDT
From: "David M. Piscitello" <corecom@tigger.jvnc.net>
Reply-To: dave@corecom.com
To: "Dan Lynch" <dlynch@zdexpos.com>,
"Ethics in Computing" <ETHICS-L@vm.gmd.de>,
"Everyone Else Lurking on Com-Pr" <com-priv@psi.com>,
"Glenn S. Tenney" <tenney@netcom.com>,
"Miles R Fidelman" <fidelman@civicnet.org>,
"Risks in computing" <RISKS@csl.sri.com>
> Reply to: In the matter of adverti
>Hey, Most everyone on these lists is a "pro" in Internet culture and ...
Nicely put.
>Geez, I did not mean to be so "lecturingish" about all this, but I want to
>encourage us to come up with ways to "teach newcomers" how to behave in this
>pool/swamp. Any suggestions?
I've mentioned this before. When someone subscribes to a mailing list,
return a "welcome" mailgram that explains netequitte for the list.
I think this, along with a modest effort by the list participants,
makes for good, informative exchange.
Some lists are run particularly well (firewalls comes to mind); it
is not moderated, but the kernel of cluefull folks on the list do a
good job of keeping everyone on track. IMHO, they set a rather fine example
for the rest of us; they are tolerant of newbies, patient, and keep
the flames at bay. Nuf sed...
David M. Piscitello
Core Competence, Inc.
1620 Tuckerstown Road
Dresher, PA 19025 USA
dave@corecom.com
