On 11/25/05, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/25/05, Anuerin Diaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > actually we wont add or substract lists. we need to treat one of the > > causes why a lot of newbie posts are being posted in the main tech > > list. we already tried posting guidelines, redirecting new users to > > the newbie list, email footers, and what have you. one cause is that > > the name "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" is too general and inviting. it gives off a > > psychological impression that this is the _the_ main support list. > > i think the real reason is not the "defaultness" of plug but rather.. people > have a better chance of getting their questions answered here than in a > newbie list. plus, there isn't enough traffic to support two lists. >
if that is the case then i think it is an insult to the people who still hang out there to help. the key on getting this thing to work is for people to start evaluating their questions according to some complexity criteria. to new users everything will be rated at maximum complexity thus the newbie list reminder " Please don't e-mail to the main PLUG mailing list unless your question is too advanced for the newbie list. Send your question to the PLUG-Newbies list first; someone will escalate it to the PLUG mailing list if necessary." if many agrees to orly's forwarded reason then let us give the guys in the newbie list some credit. > enforcing various "rules" to constrain newbies from posting here will just > make their lives hard. and by and large, this list exists to help other > linux users (it's just the intolerant oldbies like me who make an issue out > of it..) maybe the solution is for intolerant oldbies to unsubscribe. :P > it might just be my own viewpoint but this also boils down to the renaming scheme. :D ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php http://capsule.ramfree17.org , when you absolutely have nothing else better to do _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
