Re: Why don't we have a charter (was: New Oracle monitoring tool ...)

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 07:22:05 +0100, Jaap W. van Dijk <j.w.vandijk.removethis_at_hetnet.nl> wrote:

>On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 14:27:14 GMT, "Scott Mattes"
><Scott_at_TheMattesFamily.ws> wrote:
>
>>How is someone who is brand new to know that there is such a thing as a FAQ?
>>And how would they find it if they even had a glimmer that one might be
>>around? It is not like there is a comp.databases.oracle.faq and since
>>subscribing to a list does not require any permissions it is not like there
>>is a guideance email provided at sign up.
>
>My suggestion: why isn't there a charter with aims of the newsgroup
>and behavioural rules that is posted regularly in the newsgroup (once
>a day, once a week?) like I have seen in other newsgroups?
>
>Jaap.

It won't stop people posting before doing their homework, it won't stop people cross- and multiposting, and it won't stop people spamming.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA