From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 28 09:01:09 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C511316A4CE; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:01:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccimhc91.asp.att.net (sccimhc91.asp.att.net [63.240.76.165]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4615143D48; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:01:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@nbritton.org) Received: from [192.168.1.10] (12-223-129-46.client.insightbb.com[12.223.129.46]) by sccimhc91.asp.att.net (sccimhc91) with ESMTP id <20041228090107i9100rftsse>; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:01:08 +0000 Message-ID: <41D120CD.1050706@nbritton.org> Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 03:01:01 -0600 From: Nikolas Britton User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20041219) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Joshua Tinnin References: <6587631D.5034AB43.0F75C5EC@netscape.net> <200412271916.28076.krinklyfig@spymac.com> <200412272333.53058@zaphod.softweyr.com> <200412280020.16012.krinklyfig@spymac.com> In-Reply-To: <200412280020.16012.krinklyfig@spymac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: grog@freebsd.org cc: Wes Peters cc: core@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Time to shut down this list? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:01:09 -0000 Joshua Tinnin wrote: >On Monday 27 December 2004 11:33 pm, Wes Peters >wrote: > > >>On Monday 27 December 2004 19:16, you wrote: >> >> >>>On Monday 27 December 2004 06:50 pm, Wes Peters >>> >>> >>>>One of my ideas is to come up with a short, succint version of >>>>the newbies list charter and to have it appended to every >>>>message, as a list signature. Would any of you "frequent newbie >>>>flyers" like to have a go at the text for this? This gentle >>>>reminder should inform them to seek help on technical questions >>>>on the -questions list, and refer to the newbies list charter via >>>>URL. >>>> >>>> >>>How about something like, "freebsd-questions is not a technical >>>help or support list. See: >>>http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/ " >>> >>> >>> >>>>*You* of all people should know where to find the official list >>>>charter. ;^) >>>> >>>> >>>Me, specifically? Well, yes, but I'm not sure why me, of all people >>>... >>> >>>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresource >>>s.html#E RESOURCES-CHARTERS >>> >>> >>Ah, sorry, I meant the inclusive "you" as in the previously >>referred-to "frequent newbie flyers". And perhaps another sentence >>or two describing what the newbies list IS for? >> >>But thanks for stepping up on this, I'm sure you'll come up with >>something good, communicate it to core@, and someone there will >>shepherd it over to postmaster. You see, I'm leaving on holiday >>tomorrow morn... >> >> > >I was going for the most brevity ... OK, then, ... hmmm ... > >"freebsd-questions is a general discussion forum for new FreeBSD users >to share their experiences and to help each other with non-technical >issues. It is not a technical help or support list. See: >http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/ " > >I dunno. This part: "help each other with non-technical issues" sounds >not quite right, as people can answer broad technical questions here, >like whether it's better to use a GUI interface for system >administration. Am having trouble distilling a description down to one >sentence. Maybe that's alright and I'm just overthinking it. Will send >it out and see what you all think. > > > Yea I understand why it doesn't make sense, oxymorons never do. You might also what to think about changing freebsd-questions to freebsd-newbies.