Re: [cobalt-users] Global CGI

["[Your Site Here] Mark Baker" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >Yes I am! How are new users supposed to even know that HTML posts aren't
> >allowed?
>
> He makes a good point here.

Thank you

> There are a ton of newbies on this list (me
> included). Not everyone knows the proper etiquette for posting to a list.
> Some of them probably don't understand the "lurk first, post later" idea.
I
> think it would be of great benefit to the list in general if the web page
> where you sign up made "the rules" a little more clear and possibly if the
> footer at the bottom of these emails had a link to the rules, too. It's
> harsh to punish someone for violating something they weren't aware of.

There certianly are many newbies, why not calm down about it all?

 Jeff - can we make it more obvious about the rules of posting? Maybe in the
automated mail sent when people sign up it could contain the rules or at
least link to them!
Anyway... why should these non-lovers of HTML rule this list? Ok so most of
them are good, but can't we comprise somehow?

> I'm guessing whoever the list admin is monitors the traffic, so what do
you
> say? Can something be done to help alleviate this problem?

Jeff you out there?

Regards,

Mark Baker
www.yoursitehere.co.uk