[rules-users] How to have your emails ignored

[Mark Proctor]

ok here is the list updated. In reality we aren't that formal, and the 
tone of the list below is tongue in cheek, but if I put this up on the 
mailing list info page hopefully it might help a little, especially as 
traffic picks up. There was 20K download attempts last month, so I think 
our little community is growing :)

How to have your emails ignored:
#1. Start the email with "URGENT"
#2. Tell everyone how desparate you and how you need an immediate 
response for your really important project.
#3. Don't wait a minimum of 3 days and resend your email within minutes 
of hours.
#4. Send emails directly to mailing list members, especially the developers.
#5. Paste pages of code and then say "it doesn't work, please help".
#6. Paste a long stack trace and say "it doesn't work, please help".
#7. Start your email with "please sirs" or include "do the needful".
#8. Ask dumb questions that are in the manual.
#9. Ask basic java questions.
#10. Ask questions about JRules
#11. Reply to an existing thread but starting a new topic
#12. Start your email with "I'm a member of the drools mailinglist, so 
please answer me"

ekke wrote:
> don't open a new topic - place your mail in the middle of another thread
> which belongs to a totally different topic
> start your email with "I'm a member of the drools mailinglist, so please
> answer me"
>
> ekke
>
> Mark Proctor wrote:
>   
>> Did this for some fun, will add it to the mailing lists info page on the 
>> website. Anyone else have some more ideas? I'll blog the final results :)
>>
>> How to have your emails ignored:
>> Start the email with "URGENT"
>> Tell everyone how desparate you and how you need an immediate response 
>> for your really important project.
>> Don't wait a minimum of 3 days and resend your email within minutes of 
>> hours.
>> Send emails directly to mailing list members, especially the developers.
>> Paste pages of code and then say "it doesn't work, please help".
>> Paste a long stack trace and say "it doesn't work, please help".
>> Start your email with "please sirs" or include "do the needful".
>> Ask dumb questions that are in the manual.
>> Ask basic java questions.
>> Ask questions about JRules
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>> rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>
>>
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>
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