[rules-users] How to have your emails ignored

[Scott Reed]

Mark Proctor's message received 10/3/2007 12:28 PM:
> Scott Reed wrote:
>> Please tell me how I can call a function on the LHS.
>> (hurry my assignment is due today!)
> Is that not covered by #2, it's more of an example for #2?
Actually I thought I was being funny about #11 and threw in the bit about getting my homework done 
for spice. I always get a kick out of the emails that ask for solutions to homework problems. Do we 
want to ignore those too?
> #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"
> #13. General begging and pleading