Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 18:33:51 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: zjhh2@etsu.edu Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Mark Mayo <mark@vmunix.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, jhhiggins@prodigy.net Subject: Re: newbies mailing list Message-ID: <19980301183351.42354@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980301021615.11140B-100000@localhost>; from James on Sun, Mar 01, 1998 at 02:18:38AM -0500 References: <19980301173432.42499@freebie.lemis.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980301021615.11140B-100000@localhost>
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On Sun, Mar 01, 1998 at 02:18:38AM -0500, James wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 1 Mar 1998, Greg Lehey wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 1 March 1998 at 17:56:47 +1100, Sue Blake wrote:
> > >
> > > I wasn't thinking of a place to get answers. There's a great deal more to
> > > being a newbie than having questions. I was thinking more of a place to just
> > > be for a while with real peers, to let off steam and get things into
> > > perspective. One problem that will arise is people trying to answer other
> > > people's questions. That cannot be stopped, but the focus can put it into
> > > perspective.
> >
> > I think you need to say this in the charter, then.
>
> Definitely.
But do you like the sound of that approach or not?
> > > Of course, this relates to just one idea of what a newbies' list might be.
> >
> > It'll be interesting to see what comes of it. I think the more
> > experienced people should also be asked to shut up and not participate
> > (though they could be allowed to lurk).
>
> Also for easy expert opinions should questions arise. Nothing wrong with
> a friendly experienced person adding to traffic as long as the focus is
> clearly directed towards newbies.
Yes... but it depends. Say Joe Bloggs knows a lot and answers really well
and hangs around the new list, and more experienced Joe Bloggs fans come
over and start asking about all sorts of hairy things. Asking them to go
elsewhere would make some newbies fear for their own welcome, and reduce the
level of support from something everyone had become accustomed to.
Any kind of newbie list would be an improvement, IMO. It'd be nice if some
of the outcomes included newbies feeling that they're not alone, that at
least for a time they can't do anything that won't be forgiven, and that
even as newbies they might be able to ease the path for someone else. I can
live without all that, but I'd rather not.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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