job offers are not acceptable

use readable English


[SVN r10326]

more/discussion_policy.htm

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ will let you know.</p>
     Try the comp.lang.c++.moderated newsgroup instead.</li>
   <li>Requests for help interpreting the C++ standard.&nbsp; Try the comp.std.c++
     newsgroup instead.</li>
+  <li>Job offers.</li>
 </ul>
 <h2>Prohibited behavior</h2>
 <p>Prohibited behavior will not be tolerated.&nbsp; The moderators will ban
@@ -69,6 +70,15 @@ acknowledgement of the help of others, and a certain level of politeness.&nbsp;
 membership is very international, and ranges widely in age and other
 characteristics. Think of discussion as occurring among colleagues in a widely read forum, rather
 than among a few close friends.</p>
+
+<p>Always remember that the cumulative effort spent by people reading
+your contribution scales with the (already large) number of boost
+members.  Thus, do invest time and effort to make your message as
+readable as possible.  Adhere to English syntax and grammar rules such
+as proper capitalization.  Avoid copious informalism, colloquial
+language, or abbreviations, they may not be understood by all readers.
+Re-read your message before submitting it.</p>
+
 <h2>Guidelines for effective discussions</h2>
 <p>Apply social engineering to prevent heated technical discussion from
 degenerating into a shouting match.</p>
@@ -100,7 +110,7 @@ spent discussing where to put the bicycle shed (the parking lot would
 be a modern equivalent) because everyone
 understood the issues and felt comfortable discussing them.&nbsp;</p>
 <hr>
-<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->10 January, 2001<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="38309" -->
+<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->14 June, 2001<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="38309" -->
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