[OSM-talk] Code of Conduct: civil discussion, lists etc.

Richard Weait richard at weait.com
Sat Oct 16 10:06:58 BST 2010


On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:
> Anybody object to adopting a Code of Conduct for behaviour with
> OpenStreetMap mailing lists, fora, blogs, and other communication
> channels?  Would anyone find it a burden to keep their expression
> within the guidelines expressed in the first portion of the Code of
> Conduct DRAFT found here?
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mailing_list_code_of_conduct

As an alternative, consider email filters.  Filters can be per sender
or per keyword, depending on your email system.

For instance from Yahoo! email you can block up to 500 senders.
http://email.about.com/od/yahoomailtip1/qt/Block_a_Sender_in_Yahoo_Mail.htm

Gmail allows you to block senders as well
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8151

Depending on the filtering capabilities of your mail system, you might
consider filtering based on specific words.  As an example, you could
filter on a user name, to avoid mail from a user, and avoid replies
sent to that user, too!  I can assure you that talk@ becomes a much
nicer place with only a few filters.  As another example you could
filter email with specific keywords so that you don't have to consider
reading them, like "license" or "Code of Conduct".

Ask your email administrator if you need help with implementing
filters.  They can improve the quality of the email you read
dramatically.



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