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- Let's welcome new people (especially if they make the effort to introduce themselves!)
- Let's welcome new people (especially if they make the effort to introduce themselves!)
- Let's encourage those who show interest - initiative to learn, know more, collaborate, add, etc.
- Let's encourage those who show interest - initiative to learn, know more, collaborate, add, etc.
- Let's be PATIENT with all the people who are new to the groups, making it easier for them to get the information they need:
- Let's be PATIENT with all the people who are new to the groups, making it easier for them to get the information they need: welcome guide, codes of conduct, links of interest, etc.
- Welcome guide
- Codes of conduct
- Links of interest, etc.
### 3. Participation
### 3. Participation
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Make sure that what you are going to comment on is related to the group you are in! (if it is a communication topic, in the communication chat; if it is a technical issue, in the tech group).
Make sure that what you are going to comment on is related to the group you are in! (if it is a communication topic, in the communication chat; if it is a technical issue, in the tech group).
Take a few moments before you propose something to see if there is any important discussion going on that you might be interrupting unnecessarily;
Take a few moments before you propose something to see if there is any important discussion going on that you might be interrupting unnecessarily:
* If no one says or proposes anything, GO FOR IT!
- If no one says or proposes anything, GO FOR IT!
- If you feel the need to comment urgently on something unrelated to a chat (in the middle of a discussion/conversation), out of respect for what is being talked about and who is contributing, include an [OT]* in front of your message.
* If you feel the need to comment urgently on something unrelated to a chat (in the middle of a discussion/conversation), out of respect for what is being talked about and who is contributing, include an [OT]* in front of your message.
The term [OT] means off-topic and is used for those contributions that are somehow unrelated to the ongoing discussion. It is a courtesy to indicate that an off-topic message is being posted that has nothing to do with what is being currently talked about, even though it may be of interest to the group.
The term [OT] means off-topic and is used for those contributions that are somehow unrelated to the ongoing discussion. It is a courtesy to indicate that an off-topic message is being posted that has nothing to do with what is being currently talked about, even though it may be of interest to the group.
