The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to news.groups as well.
>>>>> "jiminy" == jiminy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
jiminy> Mod_perl is becoming a widely used method for developing
jiminy> dynamic web pages, superceding in many ways CGI. While
jiminy> discussion of it appears in a scattered fashion in CGI, Perl,
jiminy> database, server, and other newsgroups, there is no unified
jiminy> place to pose questions and hold discussion about mod_perl
jiminy> where mod_perl is the proper topic of the forum. Such a forum
jiminy> would benefit the communicty of web developers who are using
jiminy> mod_perl.
The mod-perl mailing list (at [EMAIL PROTECTED]) does not yet
have excessive traffic. Perhaps it is a bit hard to find, but the
statement "there is no unified place to post questions and hold
discussion about mod_perl where mod_perl is the proper topic of the
forum" is a blatent lie, and therefore an insufficient precondition.
If this is your only motivation to create a news group, I would vote
no. When the mailing list traffic gets excessive, it's time to start
a newsgroup. That has not yet happened. In fact, the creation of a
newsgroup would cause the *dilution* of expert eyeball time on a given
issue, and would therefore be *detrimental* to the mod_perl community,
because some experts would choose to read only the mailing list, and
others would choose to read only the newsgroup.
No. Bad idea at this point.
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