This email is to be read subject to the disclaimer below. Hi all, "David McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So how about doing something similar to what Simon Willison has done > for the CSS-Discuss mailing list? He has created a "companion" site > that basically has a list of FAQs, tecnhiques, how-to's, step by step > examples etc. That would be great. Particularly a section listing common browser (IE) bugs (with screenshots or links to relevant articles perhaps). That way we could just post the link that's related to the problem and get rid of the duplicates. > We have the Resources page on our site, > http://webstandardsgroup.org/resources/ so maybe we should get in > there and use it in a similar way. This would be beneficial to > everyone, both new members and old, as we could point people with > specifc problems to the resources pages, and maybe keep the list a > little less heavy in the process. I have an evil plan... why not ask the persons we help to put together a page with the problem and the solution and submit it afterwards. They could consider doing this as sort of thanking the list for solving their problem and giving back something in return. Of course this cannot (and perhaps shouldn't) be policed that strictly but it hey, karma works for Slashdot ;-) And writing documentation gives less CSS-savvy users an opportunity to contribute. Other people can then edit the docs or add to them if it's necessary. Just a thought... Cheers, Vik ---------------------- Viktor Radnai System Administrator / Web Developer Business Innovation Online Ernst & Young Australia http://www.eyware.com/ http://www.eyonline.com/ Direct: +612 9248 4361 Fax: +612 9248 4073 Mobile: +61408 662 546 "David McDonald" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: nald.org> Subject: RE: [WSG] Purpose of this mailing list [Virus checkedAU] 10/03/2004 03:38 PM Please respond to wsg Hi there, I've also recently been a little concerned by the amount of "how to" posts, and the repetitive back and forth email that some of these posts generate. However, I do realise that people find some of these posts valuable. When thinking about it a bit more, I realised that it's actually the solutions to these problems that people find valuable. So how about doing something similar to what Simon Willison has done for the CSS-Discuss mailing list? He has created a "companion" site that basically has a list of FAQs, tecnhiques, how-to's, step by step examples etc. We have the Resources page on our site, http://webstandardsgroup.org/resources/ so maybe we should get in there and use it in a similar way. This would be beneficial to everyone, both new members and old, as we could point people with specifc problems to the resources pages, and maybe keep the list a little less heavy in the process. This would take some effort on our behalf - I am happy to dedicate some time into getting the Resources pages up to speed, and I know others would as well. What does everyone think? Regards. David McDonald ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] Purpose of this mailing list Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:53:38 +1100 > >Hi Taco > >> [CSS] >> [WSG] Web Standards >> [OT] Off topic >> {TOT] Totally Of Topic ;-) > >If you're in the mood to write a [OT] or [TOT] message - please >don't. Mail >volume is an issue and the list mums (Russ & Peter) have made call - >keep it >on topic or post else where (like CFAUSSIE where this stuff is ok). > >I'm not meaning to be harsh but we need to be considerate of those >that are >concerned about mail volume. > > >Cheers > >Mark > > >------------------ >Mark Stanton >Technical Director >Gruden Pty Ltd >Tel: 9956 6388 >Mob: 0410 458 201 >Fax: 9956 8433 >http://www.gruden.com > >***************************************************** >The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ >***************************************************** > Regards, David McDonald Web Designer http://www.davidmcdonald.org ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ ***************************************************** -------------------- NOTICE - This communication contains information which is confidential and the copyright of Ernst & Young or a third party. 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