On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Godbey, David wrote:
> Perhaps there is a "bit" too much trashing of questioners. But look
> at it from the other side, though.
>
> When a questioner says "How do you write a servlet?" then what do
> you do? That question is a bit much even for this forum. Some of
> the questions raised here are on that order. When the response comes
> back something like "check out Hunter's book for a nice discussion
> on that topic," I say that is a perfectly good response. If you
> aren't willing to buy the book, it shouldn't be that hard to find
> someone who has it, or even go to your favorite book store and sit
> down to read a chapter or two.
>
> Bottom line, in my mind, this forum should not be considered the
> only source of someone's information on servlets. And if you insist
> that it is, don't be surprised when some of the more experienced
> programmers tune out because they grow weary of not being able to
> find enough stimulating discussions.
In fact, I believe this has happened already. I've been on this list
a couple of years, and I feel the composition of it has really changed
over the last say 6-8 months. Many of the more
experienced/knowledgable posters now post infrequently or not at all.
And it isn't just a matter of finding stimulating discussions, it's a
matter of when the signal-to-noise ratio gets so low that it's not
useful/practical/worthwhile to stay on the list. This is a relatively
high volume list, and saying "just delete those messages" isn't a real
solution. If you end up just deleting 90% of the messages on a list,
what's the point of staying on it?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tin Doan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 2:41 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: is this really a "SERVLET" forum
>
> Hello,
>
> Here is my 2 cents...
>
> What is easy to you might be hard for others. We are not born with the same
> intellectual (not saying any1 is dumb, just want to get my point across that
> we are different individuals who can learn and share with others) or having
> same opportunities.
>
> Also don't forget where you are coming from. Don't forget the time when you
> were making 3.50$/hour comparing to 100$+/hour now. Lets all share our know
> ledges, if that does not work, I would recommend 2 different forums for
> Advance and Novice. I'd not be happy about it personally :)
>
> Tin
Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
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