Netiquette

[coming soon]

The official language of the IME ICC3 meeting in Cairo and this listserv is English. Unfortunately, the underlying software for this list is not able to accept messages written in Arabic script, messages posted to the list in Arabic will result in garbled script and thus be discarded.

Below is a summary of common practices for communicating via a discussion list. Every participant is expected to adhere mindfully to these discussion guidelines.

The guidelines are offered to facilitate communication and to effectively share information with the group of participants.

When sending a message:

• DO identify yourself. Include your name and institution, if appropriate. It is assumed that participants speak for themselves, and what they say does not represent their institution (unless stated explicitly).
• DO keep postings on the specified discussion topics of the list.
• DO keep your messages brief and concise. Messages over 100 lines are considered too long. Do not attach files larger than about 50K.
• DO use a descriptive subject header that summarizes clearly the content of the message.
• DO allow time for your message to be received and replied to. If you have posted a message and do not see it immediately, do not assume it is failed and re-post it.
• DO NOT post messages containing any defamatory, abusive, profane, or offensive language, or post illegal material.
• DO NOT post test messages to the list. Contact the list owner for assistance, if you have a problem posting.)
• DO NOT post messages to promote sale or distribution of products or services of any kind.

When responding to a message:

• DO NOT be critical of other's queries posted to the list. Send a private message and make constructive suggestions, if appropriate.
• DO NOT send messages with personal responses to the group. Think twice before sending a response to a message with the "reply" command, that makes the system to automatically send a copy of your message to every participant of the list ("one-to-many"). If your message is intended for the person who posted the original message ("one-to-one") you should contact that person directly via his/her e-mail.
• DO NOT post comments that do not add anything to the discussion. Contribute new information; do not go in circles by making comments to the comments.