EXCELLENT idea Reid re descriptive title to messages! Please will people act on it? Those messages I want to keep for reference I devise a descriptive SENTENCE a la Reid just so I can find it in my own "archives"! Trying to find what I want in the silver archives utterly defeats me - 4032 messages on cancer alone......... Now, AT LAST, I've found out what FAQ means!! Now what about DMSO? Oh and yes please as Tom suggests a list of answers to FAQ's!
>From a bewildered frustrated Newbie - Jan -----Original Message----- From: Reid Harvey <[email protected]> To: silver digest <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:06 AM Subject: Re: CS>Archive tutorial and mining expeditions? CS Enthusiasts, I too have had big problems finding my way through the archives, getting at the information I need. Then I get slapped on the wrist by some lister who feels I shouldn't be asking a question that has been dealt with before. It's daunting. I would like to suggest one helpful way of solving the problem. I think that it should be every list member's responsibility, when introducing a new thread, to encapsulate their ideas in the subject header. Perhaps one complete sentance would be suitable. For example, Ole Bob made a recent contribution that was quite good (and I printed). Perhaps it's subject header would read: Subject: 'CS, DSMO and MSM combination found effective against anthrax and smallpox, when using a nebulizer.' This is an example of a subject header that would make it possible to do a power search, without having to get into the guts of the message. What do ya think guys? Reid CS Gang, > > Many of us have been on this CS list for 1 to 2 or more years. > That is why we are comfortable with the level of the discussions presented > daily, > because of our familiarity with the CS subject. > Consider what a newbe would think if dropped into to middle of some > of these on-going threads.! The archives are great for us experienced folks, > but are not > the answer for a new person, as the archives only mirror these complicated > discussions > and leave the newbe still lost. > > It may be time to collectively put together a simple, clear Newbe FAQ list to > get the > basic starting information to the new person. I think 20 or so questions with > clear answers > would be all it would take to get them started making good CS. (Isn't that > what we're here for..??) > Then, after final editing, we put a link to the "Newbe FAQ" page at the > bottom of the page. > Bingo, more new members making acceptable CS .!! > > Comments, folks? > Tom Bassett > [email protected] >
