I'd add another reason : duplicate messages.. discussions then risks to be split in two places ..
There is a good alternative to the splitting of the list which I don't wish : people discussing programming questions could systematically add a "P" at the beginning of the subject line. Then members of the lists could filter the mail in two separate folders if they wish. We could have the best of both world in one single list..
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| "Peter Zyczynski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Envoyé par : [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11.11.2005 04:18 |
Pour : "'Bill Thoen'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'MapInfo-L'" <[email protected]> cc : Objet : RE: [Mapinfo-l] MapInfo-L Blackout |
I for one disagree with the previous posts.
I think Bill's suggestion of having a separate programming-specific list is
a great idea.
It means you are posting your question to a specific target audience,
consequently all the Mapinfo users don't have to read through all the
programming garble which generally is of no use to them anyway.
And if you really wish, you could always subscribe to both lists (which I
would be doing as both interest me) and the net effect would be the same as
having one list - the point being that at least you would have a choice.
MY BIG REASON FOR HAVING TWO LISTS:
I'm a frequent user of the MI-L archives on Directionsmag. Being a
programmer myself, I find that when I'm searching for a programming specific
topic, inevitably I am presented with dozens of non-programming related
search results. I think it would be very beneficial to constrain your
search to either a programming-specific archive, or the general user list
archive.
Now, just to contradict myself:
MI-L has become a low volume list (relatively speaking) ever since it's
become a subscription-only list. With roughly a dozen posts/day, coupled
with the fact that programming topics are less prevalent, it makes you
wonder whether it's worthwhile going to the trouble setting up the
infrastructure to run a separate list? These are the real reasons I can
think of for not having a separate list.
Those are my thoughts anyway.
Which ever way it goes, it's a great list and a great community!
Cheers,
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Peter Zyczynski
Analyst Programmer
Insight GIS
Hobart, Australia
Ph +61 (3) 6234-5833
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