On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 3:43:14 PM, Anne wrote: A> Thanks for your thoughts Jan - I personally think this is a great A> list, but I'm just worried that many of the very new users I'm seeing A> will be intimidated by the techier stuff. Many of them are still at a A> very basic level and may feel overwhelmed by it all. Those of us new A> to The Bat! but who are more familiar with PC's in general probably A> don't feel that way at all. :-) It also seems to be a busy list - A> since joining I've had 181 messages in less than 3/4 days - that may A> be a bit much for some of the very new to handle.
This list *can* seem very high-tech, & *can* be very busy, but if you do what I did (and still do) it's extremely helpful. I immediately delete anything that goes over my head (eg anything on RegEx) or anything that doesn't interest me (eg discussions on PGP). From what's left, I find that not only are my questions answered, but I also find out about ways to do things that are much more simple or useful, and features I never knew existed. If I were referring a fairly computer-illiterate person here, I'd suggest they delete heavily & only read as much as they're comfortable with. They'll soon find that they're understanding more of the posts here :-) -- Deborah ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
