The mailing list guidelines document provides instructions for participating in the Dept. of Information Technology mailing list. It advises users to use meaningful subject lines, mark off-topic discussions with [OT], write in full sentences, avoid texting abbreviations, check spelling and grammar, avoid excessive quoting or formatting, trim lengthy emails, and not to attach files or share social media invites. Proper punctuation, capitalization, and spacing are also encouraged.

1. Mailing List Guidelines
Who? Sandeep Kaur
From? Dept. of Information Technology
When? Sept 30,2011

2. Use a meaningful subject line
Use [OT] for off-topic discussions.

3. Write in full
Don’t send e-mail as an SMS message.
Grammer does matter, so take care.
Always do spell check.

4. Write in full
Don’t send e-mail as an SMS message.
Grammer does matter, so take care.
Always do spell check.

5. Write in full
Don’t send e-mail as an SMS message.
Grammer does matter, so take care.
Always do spell check.

6. Write in full
Don’t send e-mail as an SMS message.
Grammer does matter, so take care.
Always do spell check.

7. Write in full
Don’t send e-mail as an SMS message.
Grammer does matter, so take care.
Always do spell check.

8. Write in full
Don’t send e-mail as an SMS message.
Grammer does matter, so take care.
Always do spell check.

9. Write in full
Don’t send e-mail as an SMS message.
Grammer does matter, so take care.
Always do spell check.

10. Write in full
Don’t send e-mail as an SMS message.
Grammer does matter, so take care.
Always do spell check.

11. Why so many dots?

12. Why so many dots?

13. CAPS means shouting

14. No top posting

15. Use interleaved, trimmed posting

16. No over-quoting
It should have maximum quotes upto 3.

17. No HTML messages
Use plain text formatting, no RTF.

18. Trim your mails
Avoid long and lengthy mails.

19. Trim your mails
Use <snip> or trim the mail.

20. Use appropriate punctuation marks at
appropriate spacing
Give space after using punctuation marks (‘.’ ‘,’ ‘?’ ‘;’
etc.)
Begin the naming words with capital letter.
Use ‘I’ instead of ‘i’.

21. Use appropriate punctuation marks at
appropriate spacing
Give space after using punctuation marks (‘.’ ‘,’ ‘?’ ‘;’
etc.)
Begin the naming words with capital letter.
Use ‘I’ instead of ‘i’.

22. Use appropriate punctuation marks at
appropriate spacing
Give space after using punctuation marks (‘.’ ‘,’ ‘?’ ‘;’
etc.)
Begin the naming words with capital letter.
Use ‘I’ instead of ‘i’.

23. Use appropriate punctuation marks at
appropriate spacing
Give space after using punctuation marks (‘.’ ‘,’ ‘?’ ‘;’
etc.)
Begin the naming words with capital letter.
Use ‘I’ instead of ‘i’.

24. No attachments
Attachments to e-mail sent to mailing list is
.....................BAD.....................

25. Don’t send social networking site/birthday
invites
Foo [ilugc]Foo has Tagged you! :)
Bar [ilugc]Bar wants to share sites with you...