Charlie Kester wrote:
> On Thu 11 Dec 2008 at 07:58:49 PST fritzophrenic wrote: > > > >I really do wonder sometimes, though...there have to be 4 threads a > >month about how to unsubscribe. > > Perhaps the answer should be in an FAQ which is periodically posted to > the list? > > A very brief FAQ could include: > > 1. Info about maintaining your subscription, including unsubscribing. > > 2. Links to the Vim FAQ, the Vim Tips wiki, and other useful info. > > 3. Links to the list archives > > 4. A short paragraph describing how to use Vim's built-in help system. > > 5. Some brief pointers about list etiquette. (Include a meaningful > subject line, don't top-post, trim your quotes, etc.) > > The question of an FAQ has come up on this list before, but the focus in > that discussion was on questions about Vim itself rather than the list. > As Bram pointed out, the Vim FAQ and Tips wiki already serve the purpose > of collecting answers to frequent questions about Vim. That's where the > discussion ended, as far as I can tell. > > I agree that there's no need to bloat people's inboxes by reproducing > the Vim FAQ (or the wiki) in a periodic posting. That's why I'm > suggesting we simply provide the links to that material. I don't think we need to post a FAQ to the maillist. If someone wants to read the FAQ he simply types "vim faq" in his favorite search engine, and it should show up as the first result. -- Save the plankton - eat a whale. /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
