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-title: email lists
+title: mailing list and guidelines
 author: audiodude
 category: tilde.club
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@@ -7,4 +7,25 @@ There are tilde.club mailing list available at:
 * [https://lists.tildeverse.org/postorius/lists/tildeclub.lists.tildeverse.org/](https://lists.tildeverse.org/postorius/lists/tildeclub.lists.tildeverse.org/)
 * new users are automatically subscribed using their $user@tilde.club address.
 * old users with a contact email are subscribed with that email.
-* create an account with the email you're subscribed with to adjust your subscription.
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+* create an account with the email you're subscribed with to adjust your subscription.
+
+# General Mailing List Guidelines
+
+  1. Be polite, Respect others, Assume good faith.
+  2. Debate the issue, do not engage in personal attacks / Flamewars.
+  3. Before posting a question, first research your problem by reading past messages on this list and other sources on the internet.
+  4. Send really descriptive questions or informational postings.
+  5. Follow up with a brief note on the solution.
+  6. Keep your messages closely related to the topic of the thread your replying to.
+  7. Write a good subject line. 
+  8. Keep your email short and to the point, Don't send meaningless messages, like "me too" or "thank you" posts that do not contribute to the conversation.
+  9. Provide URLs to articles wherever possible.
+  10. Don't be critical of people's questions posted to the email discussion group.
+  11. If in doubt, send a message to the list moderator and ask.
+  12. Don't send somebody else's personally identifying information.
+  13. Don't send copyrighted material not owned by you and not licensed to you for redistribution.
+  14. Encourage newcomers to lurk for a while and absorb the "style" of your group, before posting any messages.
+  15. No self-promotion, job listings, or advertising unless relevant to the topic.
+  16. Commercial posts are not acceptable, although you may provide your commercial contact information in your signature.
+  17. Avoid using the mailing list for political or ideological battle.
+  18. No chain letters.