Koszegi, Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Like Nic, I appreciate Pier's involvement. Since Pier asked for input, here
> are a few suggestions:
Great...
> It would be nice if the archives could have an index of common terms for
> people to search by. It seems like a number of repeat question posts come
> from people who may not have the faintest idea how to find their question in
> the archives. A blind search of such a massive amount of information can be
> intimidating to some, particularly newbies. Perhaps an index would give
> them better direction. It may also have the added benefit of giving
> off-topic posters the hint that their topic is not covered here.
Would a FAQ-O-MATIC help? Everyone could post messages over there and do
searches (organized with categories and with free-form searches)...
> Also, it seems that a certain amount of mail on the list should be taken
> off-line and discussed between two or three individuals instead of
> subjecting everyone to it. Before you send a message to the list, imagine
> what interest a message like, 'Thanks, so-and-so, for your help' holds for
> the rest of us. I don't want to discourage politeness, but if you find
> yourself addressing your message to a specific person, then just send it to
> that person.
Yep, that's a really good point... An update to the list-policies?
Pier
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