>
> I sometimes thing cf-talk has become cf-squawk. How can we get back the
old friendly high info cf-talk list? ;-)
cf-squawk is why we created this list and what its used for. The old,
friendly high info cf-talk list is still there and going strong.
>
> Maybe we are talking about a moderated list?
A possibility.
>
> I know someone in the ASP communuity (Charles Carrol) who ran about 30
different moderated lists on ASP - for beginners, for SQL questions, for
install problems etc etc,. Some of the list had
> very low traffic but everything was on topic. This was a LOT of work for
him - I am not sure if it is still being kept up! ;-)
Wouln't work. This was suggested before, tried out and failed. If there are
10 lists, who wants to be on them all? Who wants to worry what tech they're
posting to and being yelled at for posting SQL to a network list.
As for web based, the forums exists and is still going strong. The list is
perfered by many because it is a list. People look at it and think its the
only resource. Its not.
>
> Another way to look at this problem is to compare an on-line communuity to
a city growing in size. At first the group is small and everyone knows
everyone else. People are friendly. Then the
> list grows and you don't know everyone and some people say nothing and
just lurk - just as people on city streets don't say hello. Finally as you
have thousands of people it is like being in a
> big city - you don't know most people and people get rude because it is
anonymous.
>
> So what do people do in cities to get back to the village feeling? They
have rules and laws, they have schooling in certain subjects, they have
gated communuities.
>
> Maybe it is time for a better list than cf-talk. Perhaps a webbased
submission form with categories to pick from would help with subject lines.
Maybe kicking people off the list when they are
> rude - or banning their posts for a week. Maybe there could be a training
period before you could post. Maybe don't let people into a list unless they
are invited and vouched for by another
> member as CF Guru does.
>
> Ideas anyone?
> Thanks for listening.
> - Michael Smith, TeraTech http://www.cfconf.org/
> MDCFUG http://www.cfug-md.org/
>
>
> Jim McAtee wrote:
>
> > Yep. There's actually far less static on this list. A lot of people
have
> > stopped responding to help requests on the cf-talk list altogether.
Make
> > the mistake of posting a question in the evening and it's very likely to
> > go unanswered, as the next day's list traffic burries it. I think at
> > least one or two more CF lists would be welcome. To say I just glance
at
> > the list subjects now would be a gross understatement. Every once in a
> > while something may catch my eye and I'll respond.
> >
> > Seeing the discussions yesterday about hardware system tuning, I think a
> > good addition would be a cf-admin list for system administration and
> > server issues. Most people on the cf-talk list are programmers, so they
> > probably have little interest in those threads. Similar topics relevant
> > to an administration list are system security, mail server software, web
> > log analyzers, system monitoring tools, DNS issues, all of which
> > invariably make it (with or without the little OT:) onto the main list.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Judith Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: Comma Problem
> >
> > >Adam's got a point, guys. Community is for off-topic questions for the
> > >community. CF-Talk is usually the place for technical questions. I've
> > >noticed more and more people posting tech questions to this list. Do
> > people
> > >find it easier to use this list than CF-Talk?
> > >
> > >Judith Dinowitz
> >
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> I sometimes thing cf-talk has become cf-squawk. How can we get back the
> old friendly high info cf-talk list? ;-)
> <p>Maybe we are talking about a moderated list?
> <p>I know someone in the ASP communuity (Charles Carrol) who ran about
> 30 different moderated lists on ASP - for beginners, for SQL questions,
> for install problems etc etc,. Some of the list had very low traffic but
> everything was on topic. This was a LOT of work for him - I am not sure
> if it is still being kept up! ;-)
> <p>Another way to look at this problem is to compare an on-line communuity
> to a city growing in size. At first the group is small and everyone knows
> everyone else. People are friendly. Then the list grows and you don't know
> everyone and some people say nothing and just lurk - just as people on
> city streets don't say hello. Finally as you have thousands of
people
> it is like being in a big city - you don't know most people and people
> get rude because it is anonymous.
> <p>So what do people do in cities to get back to the village feeling? They
> have rules and laws, they have schooling in certain subjects, they have
> gated communuities.
> <p>Maybe it is time for a better list than cf-talk. Perhaps a webbased
> submission form with categories to pick from would help with subject
lines.
> Maybe kicking people off the list when they are rude - or banning their
> posts for a week. Maybe there could be a training period before you could
> post. Maybe don't let people into a list unless they are invited and
vouched
> for by another member as CF Guru does.
> <p>Ideas anyone?
> <br>Thanks for listening.
> <br>- Michael Smith, TeraTech <A
HREF="http://www.cfconf.org/">http://www.cfconf.org/</A>
>
<br>
&nbs
p;
> MDCFUG <A HREF="http://www.cfug-md.org/">http://www.cfug-md.org/</A>
> <br>
> <p>Jim McAtee wrote:
> <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Yep. There's actually far less static on this
> list. A lot of people have
> <br>stopped responding to help requests on the cf-talk list
altogether.
> Make
> <br>the mistake of posting a question in the evening and it's very likely
> to
> <br>go unanswered, as the next day's list traffic burries it. I
think
> at
> <br>least one or two more CF lists would be welcome. To say I just
> glance at
> <br>the list subjects now would be a gross understatement. Every
> once in a
> <br>while something may catch my eye and I'll respond.
> <p>Seeing the discussions yesterday about hardware system tuning, I think
> a
> <br>good addition would be a cf-admin list for system administration and
> <br>server issues. Most people on the cf-talk list are programmers,
> so they
> <br>probably have little interest in those threads. Similar topics
> relevant
> <br>to an administration list are system security, mail server software,
> web
> <br>log analyzers, system monitoring tools, DNS issues, all of which
> <br>invariably make it (with or without the little OT:) onto the main
list.
> <p>Jim
> <p>-----Original Message-----
> <br>From: Judith Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <br>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <br>Date: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:26 AM
> <br>Subject: Re: Comma Problem
> <p>>Adam's got a point, guys. Community is for off-topic questions for
> the
> <br>>community. CF-Talk is usually the place for technical questions. I've
> <br>>noticed more and more people posting tech questions to this list.
> Do
> <br>people
> <br>>find it easier to use this list than CF-Talk?
> <br>>
> <br>>Judith Dinowitz
>
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