Identiquette

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

Redenting

A redent should not include the group tag(s) from the original message and therefor they should be removed or disabled (by replacing the exclamation mark with the hash symbol, making it a normal tag).
~~To save characters and be independent of the platform (Dent vs Tweet) it is possible the replace the RD, RT or via phrase with any recycling symbol: ♻, ♺, ...~~
- Strongly recommend against this; no mobile platform I've yet found includes these characters in default fonts, and I'm not convinced that default Windows installs do so reliably either. --brion

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 redundant.
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.