Sure there are people who are probably 16year olds who don't think before they post, but there's nothing we can do about that, splitting lists up won't help that :)
-Josh On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 8:57 PM, Michael Schmalle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > no matter how hopeless rudely the question is put. > > Subject :: NED helllllllllllp plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!! > > I didn't even talk to my mom like that. ;-) > > I know there are hundreds of cultures out there but common, isn't this > about simple and respectful language protocol? > > Mike > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 6:39 AM, Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:25 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Splitting FlexCoders in smaller, focused >> groups >> >> Define "enterprise" without resorting to some variation of "mo' bettah" >> >> What about best practices in Flex UI coding? Where do those posts go? >> >> And who decides what posts go in the "advanced" lists, and what go in the >> "101" list? Sounds like an invitation for grumpy nerds to flame noobs and >> scare them away from the community... >> >> I'm not suggesting we don't split the list at all, just that we put some >> serious thought into it first. Definitions of what belongs in what group, >> and a lot of publicly available information to help people locate the best >> list for their question. Maybe have some sort of community vote or >> something; we don't want to fracture the community, there's not *that* many >> of us yet. >> >> Personally I think the problems are at the moment best solved by clever >> inbox management. >> >> >> +1 >> >> It would probably help if there was a useful FAQ to point people at. >> >> For some of the posts, it would probably help if you were a mind reader. >> >> There's a lot of traffic, but nothing I can't pick >> through/ignore/delete/keep. >> >> I like the one-stop-shop that this list is and I hope we can keep tolerant >> of newbies, without list cops pushing them around the lists - no matter how >> hopeless rudely the question is put. We were all there once and if nothing >> else the list shows we can all learn new things. >> >> Sometimes those newbie posts refer to something completely unexpected, >> even if only in the way they perceive the product. >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> >> -Josh >> >> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Anatole Tartakovsky < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> Flexcoders has huge problem. In the last 15 month it is very much >>> stagnant in terms of message count and participation. It is not growing and >>> dropping members as fast as it gets them. >>> >>> I believe this group has overgrown the optimal size about a year ago >>> and needs to be divided in more focused smaller groups. My mail box get 100+ >>> messages a day on all kinds of topic - unless I can spend 30+ minutes that >>> day to sort them out it goes directly into garbage can. Most people in the >>> company unsubscribed from it 18 month ago. Most of veteran developers I know >>> either unsubscribed or stopped looking in this mess greatly diminishing the >>> quality of the responses. As a result group mostly host new developers and >>> looses most of experienced ones after very short period of time. >>> >>> Further delay of breaking this group hinders usefulness of the group for >>> all of us as now we have significant amount of users that are being forced >>> out. I believe it is time to archive flexcoders and branch (12?) targeted >>> new user groups >>> >>> I would like to see people suggesting user subgroups and WiKi topics for >>> Flex community site to go with each group - providing best posts in more >>> systematic way. >>> >>> I suggest the following Yahoo groups ( created couple for your >>> convenience). >>> >>> Flex101: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flex101/ >>> >>> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> EnterpriseFlex: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/enterpriseflex/ >>> >>> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> FlexUI >>> FlexDesign >>> >>> FlexSDK >>> FlexDeployment >>> >>> FlexFlash >>> >>> FlexFrameworks >>> >>> FlexBestPractices >>> >>> EnterpriseFlex: >>> >>> FlexBlazeDS: >>> >>> weborb: >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Anatole Tartakovsky >>> Farata Systems >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." >> >> :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald >> :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > -- > Teoti Graphix, LLC > http://www.teotigraphix.com > > Teoti Graphix Blog > http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com > > You can find more by solving the problem then by 'asking the question'. > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
