It could be argued that all questions are newbie.... if we were all really experts...... we wouldn't be asking questions would we?
James On Fri, 17 May 2002 17:29:02 -0500 "J. Craig Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Randy Kramer wrote: > > > > BTW: No offense intended, but this strikes me as close to a newbie > > level question (unless the details that you haven't provided so far > > indicate otherwise). What made you post it on "expert"? Again, no > > offense, and I don't consider myself an expert, but I usually try to > > post my questions to what I think is the more appropriate list, and > > if that was newbie, "escalate" it to expert only if I don't get a > > satisfactory response on newbie. Seems to me that was the intent > > of having a newbie and an expert list, and probably helps to avoid > > traffic for experts that don't want to be bothered with newbie level > > questions. (There are very expert people who lurk on the newbie > > list and answer questions.) If I misunderstand the reason for the > > two lists, maybe one of the list veterans can provide a different > > insight? > > > > Randy, > > Your comments are most germane, and tastefully inserted as an addendum > in your reply. Unfortunately, the distinction you delineated between > newbie and expert list has, over the few years I have been here, > pretty much been loss. There are a number of reasons for this to > occur. One reason would simply be the subjective nature of > differentiating between a "newbie" problem and what constitutes an > "expert" problem. I have said it here before, and I'll say it again: I > would humbly estimate that about 60 to 70 percent of the postings on > this list are within the"newbie" range. > > If you or others have a subscription to other UNIX type lists, you > will readily see how this situation is handled. There are usually a > few "list nazis" who do not hesitate to make the newbie feel very > uncomfortable about posting a problem that would have been easily > solved by a RTFM or STFW. > > Because the Mandrake expert list is for Mandrake Linux solutions, I > believe it will always be as it is: a "kinder, gentler" sort of list. > And, as such, you might as well acclimate yourself to the reality that > this list is really just an extension to the newbie list... > > I hope I have engendered some thoughts on this issues, and hopefully > we might see some thoughtful responses... > > Dr John, > The Night Tripper > > -- > J. Craig Woods > UNIX/NT Network/System Administration > http://www.trismegistus.net > "Character is built upon the debris of despair" --Emerson > >
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