Identiquette

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Etiquette guidelines for identi.ca, status.net and (open-)microblogging in general.

A redent should not include the group tag(s) from the original message and therefor they should be removed or disabled (by adding a space between the exclamation mark and the group name).
To save characters and be independent of the platform (Dent vs Tweet) it is possible the replace the RD, RT or via phrase with the recycling symbol: ♻

The bigger the group, the more it is important to think about what you post.

Before posting always think about how many people you are going to reach and how many people may be interested in you particular dent.
- Good example: Since this morning !linux is the most used operating system in the world: www.example.com/linux-article
- Bad example: Just re-installed !linux on my laptop
If you post in non-English, think about how many people understand your post and how many won't (obviously this does not concern local groups).

Never forget: With great power comes great responsibility [1]

Upload a group logo.
Write a good description:
- Try to avoid the word group in the group description. It's obvious.
If appropriate, make use of the alias feature.
Don't be the only admin. You can't be online all the time.
- Try to get admins from other timezones.

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 ** Good example: ''Since this morning !linux is the most used operating system in the world: www.example.com/linux-article''
 ** Bad example: ''Just re-installed !linux on my laptop''
-* If you post in non-english, think about how many people understand your post and you many don't (obviously this does not concern local groups).
+* If you post in non-English, think about how many people understand your post and how many won't (obviously this does not concern local groups).
 == Administering a group ==