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List Policy: Stay on topic and avoid Off Topic posts.

The OpenRAW mailing list is a coordination list for photographers and other interested people with the goal to motivate camera makers to openly document their proprietary RAW formats.

Off Topic posts detoriate the usefulness and collected expertise of this list, so please avoid all
Off Topic posts. In case you think an Off Topic mail is necessary or useful for the list, consult
in doubt first with the list owner or post it by inserting an additional "OT" (for Off Topic) in front
of the subject line.

I understand and will stay on topic to keep the OpenRAW mailing list focused.

List Policy: Introduce yourself in your very first post to the list.

Your first post to the list should include a short introduction about yourself and your interest
and/or involvement with cameras and photography. If you don't introduce yourself,
all of your posts will be moderated. After sending your first post, there will be a short lag before
you will see your message on the list. Following this initial message, you will be free to post
without any moderation.

I understand and will send an introduction to the OpenRAW mailing list in my first post.

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If you have a problem with another member, please contact the list moderator directly and take the issue
off the list. Healthy discussion and debate is welcomed; personal attacks are not.

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I understand and will not sell anything or otherwise abuse OpenRAW in any way.

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I understand and will not send HTML mails or attachments to the OpenRAW mailing list.

List Policy: Please use a useful subject line in your posts.

A common mistake is to forget or ignore the subject field while writing an email, even though the first
thing people read is the subject line. Make sure you write a short summary of what the post is about.
A useful subject line such as "Help needed to convince Nikon to document the NEF format" is more likely to
get a response than just "Help". A blank subject line will be rejected by the
list server. Please do not change the subject line if you are continuing the same discussion, unless
the thread has moved to a new topic. Referencing the old subject, eg. "New NEF format
(was: Nikon Capture ate my NEF file)", will remind list members your message continues
an earlier discussion.

I understand the importance of useful subject lines.

List Policy: Don't quote complete messages.

If you are replying to a list mail, please don't quote the complete mail of the original poster.
Quote only the relevant sentence or paragraph in order to understand your reply in the right
context starting with the > sign like in this example:

> The relevant part should stay to seamlessly continue the discussion

You are right, and the redundant part should be removed for a good flow of the discussion.

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If you forget to strip this part (good email clients strip it automatically) and quote
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I understand and will only quote the relevant part without the standard list footer when I reply.