I think your totally wrong there. The size of the list doesn't matter as
much as the content does. The amount of posts to the cf-talk list is way up
from the old days. These are mostly posts of relevance. Saying people post
to a list with a smaller subscriber count is totally wrong, especially when
most people don't know the subscriber count.
Now, as to these major CF voices that don't post to the list. Can you post
names? Ben maybe, who has been posting very informative stuff on CFlock
recently? Dave Watts, who's our most frequent poster? Steve Nelson? Rey
Bango? Do experts from the past have more merit than experts in the present?
Is the past always better, or has the list grown with the community?
> Sorry, Michael, but I disagree. People are feeling more comfortable
> posting tech questions to a list with a much lower subscriber count. That
> should tell you something. First and foremost it's a "user" list. That
> was the whole point to offering the cf-talk list in the first place wasn't
> it? Not a "guru help" list, or an "ask the experts" list. Simply an "ask
> your peers" list. I feel comfortable asking questions to others using CF,
> even if they don't manage the toysrus.com or some other mega web site.
> Anyone who's been on the list for more than a couple years knows how many
> former major CF advocates no longer participate in the list. Is that a
> big problem? Not really. It _would be nice, however to see thing a bit
> more focussed.
>
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Comma Problem
>
>
> >Its designed for that, but also for non-tech. The amount of people on
> this
> >list is about a third of the CF-Talk list and the amount of people who
> >answers tech questions is much lower. I totally disagree that people have
> >stopped answering on the CF-Talk list. Yes, some threads get buried, but
> >that's what archives are for (both web and local).
> >
> >
> >> 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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