Frances Bell

I'd like to object to the ungeekiness of these solutions
Surely a moodler could come up with a suitable avatar solution that would nod wisely and smile at appropriate intervals.

Postscript:
I just found this interesting discussion on Fronter.

Quite a first post, Rebecca
Noone could accuse you of beating about the bush.

Yes - norms exist even when not written down and are observable from behaviours. In my previous posts, I identified some things we don't talk about much (not quite the same as can).

Good summary Don, as long as it remains a personal snapshot and not group rules
You wrote "advertising (except Moodle donations & partners), self-promotion, conducting business"
That is an interesting one, that has been at the heart of some fairly hot exchanges. We talk surprisingly little about the commercial aspects of Moodle (yet obviously very important to the diffusion of Moodle) e.g. becoming a partner, etc. This may be explained by the need for confidentiality but I am surprised how little it is mentioned. I have posted a few questions on this when the subject has come up, but they have remained orphan posts.
Open source business models are not yet fixed, and I would have thought that topic might be of interest within this forum.
For example, the issue of 'free support' that is available here but another model is used in Moodlerooms Moodle Mentor Forums, where this is offered as a subscription service.