GMCtechNET Guidelines

GMCtechNET

Who we Are
A group of GMC owners working together to share ideas and experiences in maintaining and improving a classic motorhome.

GMCtechNET includes the following four mailing lists each with its own focus:

Design Forum (The Skunk Works)

Our Focus Making the Classic GMC as good a coach as GMC might release today.

Our Passion Leading edge/bleeding edge improvements to the GMC.

Our Motto No idea too hare-brained to discuss seriously and diplomatically

The Content All tech, all the time (24/7)

On Topic Content
Anything related to the development, adaptation, or implementation of today’s

technology to the GMC motor home

Off Topic Content Anything else

Classics Forum (The Service Shop)

Our Focus Keeping the Classic GMC on the road for another 25 years.

Our Passion To make our GMCs as reliable as a new SOB

Our Motto Fix it in the shop not on the road

The Content GMC maintenance, replacement parts, upgrades, hint, and tips, etc.

On Topic Content Anything related to sustaining the operation of the GMC motor home

Off Topic Content Design topics and general discussions

Visiting Forum (The Cyber Rally)

Our Focus Camaraderie.

Our Passion Enjoying our GMCs and our friends

Our Motto Great Motorhomes, Great Friends, Great Food

The Content Non technical discussions

On Topic Content Anything non-technical

Off Topic Content Design topics and Help topics

Hosts Forum
This list is used by the GMCtechNET hosts and sponsors for administration of the lists and the GMCtechNET servers. At this time this list is closed to new members. It is set up to be able to receive mail from all members so anyone can send concerns or compliments directly to the hosting group.

The reason for having the above forums is not to force people into conforming but to try to keep the archives as small as possible. This should make searching and indexing faster. The Design forum and Classics forum are fully indexed and permanently archived. The Visiting forum is archived for 180 days. The list server indexes every message in Design and Classics on every word in the message body and headers.

Definitely Off Topic Content for All Lists

Politics

Religion

Virus Warnings, no matter how threatening or severe

Guidelines for Posting
Many of the discussions on GMCtechNET (especially Design) can be considered to be brainstorming.
The basic rules for brainstorming are:
- critique the idea in order to figure out how to get it to work, and
- always keep in mind that the goal is never to kill an idea, but to explore it.

Remember, gems are often found buried in the overburden. No idea is too wild to discuss seriously and diplomatically. Anything goes, as long as it can be done safely. We are here to explore experimental ideas, not bash them.

Signature Lines
Please keep your signature lines as short as possible.

Mail Format
Please do not post in HTML format. If you don't know how to turn off HTML just ask.

The Absolute Bottom Line on Posting Etiquette
Responsible posting etiquette is essential at all times. Members who disagree with the appropriateness of a posting should first contact the other party by private email and make their views known directly. Please use courtesy, respect and discretion in any such discussions. Public embarrassment of any member via the list is not acceptable. Remember; absolutely no flaming. This includes off-list flames in response to on-list messages. Violations of these guidelines will result in two private warnings to the offending party. A third violation will result in the party being removed from the list. Extreme email aggressiveness (such as mail-bombing or threats) shall be deemed grounds for immediate removal from the list. All such actions shall be solely at the discretion of the GMCtechNET hosts.

Before getting upset by a posting, keep the following in mind:
Email gives no emotional clues to the writer’s attitude. If a message seems insulting or derogatory consider the following before you respond.

The message may seem insulting because you have misunderstood the writer’s intent.
     The best response may be just asking for a clarification or assuming you have misunderstood

The message is in response to one of your messages that has been misunderstood
     Maybe an apology is in order, if so do it off line and then apologize to the group if necessary

The sender is a twit
     Responding to a twit just provides positive re-enforcement for his actions, it would be better to discuss it with the hosts, please do this off line.

The commercial side of things
Limited commercial messages are fine especially if they directly relate to the topic being discussed, or if they are announcing a product born from discussions on this list. The Design Forum is meant to be used as a sounding board for developing new products for the GMC motor home.

Message Formatting
Messages submitted will at times be quite lengthy. It would be helpful if you would format your response so that it is easy to understand what you are responding to. Include only the relevant portion of the previous message in your response and trim out the rest. It is best if you include the clip from the previous message before your response as opposed to after. The list server software will automatically reject messages with more than 20 lines of contiguous quoted text.

Signup Form

To join one or more of the discussion forums just fill out this form and click the Submit button. If you own a GMC motorhome please indicate the year and model. If you are still looking just enter 'Looking' for your coach type.

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Our Focus	Making the Classic GMC as good a coach as GMC might release today.
Our Passion	Leading edge/bleeding edge improvements to the GMC.
Our Motto	No idea too hare-brained to discuss seriously and diplomatically
The Content	All tech, all the time (24/7)
On Topic Content	Anything related to the development, adaptation, or implementation of today’s technology to the GMC motor home
Off Topic Content	Anything else

Our Focus	Keeping the Classic GMC on the road for another 25 years.
Our Passion	To make our GMCs as reliable as a new SOB
Our Motto	Fix it in the shop not on the road
The Content	GMC maintenance, replacement parts, upgrades, hint, and tips, etc.
On Topic Content	Anything related to sustaining the operation of the GMC motor home
Off Topic Content	Design topics and general discussions

Our Focus	Camaraderie.
Our Passion	Enjoying our GMCs and our friends
Our Motto	Great Motorhomes, Great Friends, Great Food
The Content	Non technical discussions
On Topic Content	Anything non-technical
Off Topic Content	Design topics and Help topics

	Politics
	Religion
	Virus Warnings, no matter how threatening or severe

	The message may seem insulting because you have misunderstood the writer’s intent. The best response may be just asking for a clarification or assuming you have misunderstood
	The message is in response to one of your messages that has been misunderstood Maybe an apology is in order, if so do it off line and then apologize to the group if necessary
	The sender is a twit Responding to a twit just provides positive re-enforcement for his actions, it would be better to discuss it with the hosts, please do this off line.