I like the community as it is. If I had a vote - it would be to make no changes.
Bryan Batchelder eBusiness Consultant ConnectWise, Inc. 813-935-7100 x 425 > -----Original Message----- > From: Murphy, James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 10:04 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Administrative Announcement - Please Read > > > I totally agree - and this is why this wasn't done early on > right? Maybe DM can describe what the problem is as they see it? > > Is it: > > 1. Too much volume to support > > - as mentioned cross posts and redundant discussions > will increase with multiple lists so this will get worse. > Perhaps reconsider the technology used to deliver the > content. As mention newsgroups, web based forums a la > SellsBrothers or *zoiks* even /. > > 2. Degradation in the value of the list due to "dilution" > > - this is a hard one. I would suggest that if people > want "just <insert technology>.NET advice" this isn't the > forum for it. try the public Microsoft newsgroups. I like > the more analytical, synthesis type thinking that happens on > this list. In fact I'd like to see fewer "How do I populate > a DataGrid using ADO.NET" style questions. I can get that > _everywhere_. I > like the "What is intention of this design technique or that > implementation choice", etc. The members of this list are > very informed individuals and IMO this is the unique and > valuable stuff. > > 3. Feedback from ML subscribers wanting this feature > - this ML is like drinking from a firehose but > whenever this comes up seems most folks like the "all in one" > approach. Is this true? > > > Or is there something else motivating this change? > > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Stanton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 9:44 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Administrative Announcement - Please Read > > > > > > I, for one, remember the 'bad-old-days' of the ATL and DCOM lists > > where nearly half of the traffic was cross-posted. I think this is > > going to grossly increase the amount of traffic, followed > by diluting > > the quality of > > answers as the experts get fed up with traffic load and > > begin unsubscribing > > from the sub-lists, leading to yet more cross-posting to make > > sure you get > > an answer, rinse, repeat. > > > > Put my vote in the 'this-is-a-bad-idea' category. > > > > - Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of > > Ahern, Shannon > > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 5:43 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [DOTNET] Administrative Announcement - Please Read > > > > > > The overwhelming success of DevelopMentor's DOTNET list > over the past > > 22 months has been both a blessing and a > > burden to the .NET developer community. The popularity of > > this list has > > resulted in an enormous volume of > > traffic, making it difficult for some subscribers to participate in > > discussions that are of particular interest > > to them while safely ignoring less applicable conversations > > without fear of > > "missing out" on something > > important to their work. > > > > [snip] > > > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from > > DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at > > http://discuss.develop.com. > > > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe > from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at > http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
