Rick writes: | Agreed. Why else would one subscribe to this list than to read and benefit from |"long and useless comments"? ;-)
Paul Musgrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | | Well put, Mr. Chambers. I for one appreciate your "long and useless comments." |Keep up the good work! Dave Musgrave McDade, Texas, USA Heh. I was a bit apprehensive about being too harsh. But the fact is, this isn't an "abc-wizards" list. It's "abcusers", and the naming conventions imply that newbie-level discussions should be welcome. One of the real problems with a lot of mailing lists and newsgroups is arrogant "RTFM" comments from the more expert members of the discussion. Such remarks are intended to drive off novices. While this is appropriate on a "wizards" list, it's quite out of place on a "users" list. We don't want to drive away our new users, who are often somewhat clueless. This is especially true for a subject like abc, which exists for musicians, not computer experts. It is interesting that there have been several attempts to start up abc mailing lists for more advanced users and developers, but these haven't been very successful The developers especially seem to want to talk in the "users" forum and get feedback from musicians who are not abc experts or developers. This is generally a good sign. It keeps the programmers in touch with the end users. But we do need to be on the watch for experts who will insult and discourage novices. They need to be told in no uncertain terms that this is not a forum for experts. (And we all need to do a better job of keeping the Subject: line more accurate. ;-) To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
