On 1/11/2000 at 3:43 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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CONS:
Spam, spam, spam, and spam.
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And NIR.
(Not In REBOL :-)
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On 1/11/2000 at 3:43 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> REBOL has been moving target, and some people are just concerned that
> taking old messages out of context will only confuse people.
>
> One good solution would be to start a digest, and to archive the
> digests by date and current REBOL version. Search parameters could
then
> include date and/or REBOL version. This would let people interested
in
> the evolution of the language study the morgue, but help keep novices
> away form dangerously obsolete information.
>
> It may also be helpful to start a real knowledge base, where people
can
> post complete solutions rather than winding through threads (see
> "KABOB" post). Searching the list archives should be a last resort.
>
All good suggestions, IMHO. Let me ask about another option; has
there been any discussion re pros/cons of establishing a newsgroup,
say comp.lang.rebol, for our community.
PROS:
Existing systems (e.g., deja News) that maintain searchable archives.
Scalability and focus via existing newsgroup hierarchy conventions
(comp.lang.rebol.media, comp.lang.rebol.docs, comp.lang.rebol.newbies,
comp.lang.rebol.immutableseriesandwhatisaseriesanyway ;-)
CONS:
Spam, spam, spam, and spam.
-jn-
