From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 25 05:52:27 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id FAA01084 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 25 Apr 1995 05:52:27 -0700 Received: from fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov [137.75.131.171]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id FAA01075 for ; Tue, 25 Apr 1995 05:52:25 -0700 Received: by fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA14660; Tue, 25 Apr 95 12:51:54 GMT Received: from junco.fsl.noaa.gov by yarmouth.fsl.noaa.gov (1.38.193.4/SMI-4.1 (1.38.193.4)) id AA12272; Tue, 25 Apr 1995 08:52:15 -0400 Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 08:52:15 -0400 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) Message-Id: <9504251252.AA12272@yarmouth.fsl.noaa.gov> Received: by junco.fsl.noaa.gov (1.37.109.16/SMI-4.1 (1.37.109.16)) id AA070404333; Tue, 25 Apr 1995 06:52:13 -0600 To: jkh@freefall.cdrom.com Cc: gary@wcs.uq.oz.au, hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <11034.798782057@freefall.cdrom.com> (jkh@freefall.cdrom.com) Subject: Re: Gating hackers into the newsgroups Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Jordan" == Jordan K Hubbard writes: Jordan> You'll be basically making an appeal to everyone's good Jordan> nature and _strongly suggesting_ that people who've Jordan> enjoyed the benefits of the service contribute something Jordan> at some point. I like this idea. While it's been a personal goal to help out at least one person every day on the -questions or the newsgroup, I'm sure there are some who just got missed and have to wonder if there's ``anybody back there.'' If newbie registration and adoption services will help prevent those from falling through the cracks, then sign me up. Jordan> Sort of like the blood banks do. Not that I'm sure I like Jordan> that particular simile.. :-) I ... kind of, uh, ... LIKE it ... . -- Sean Kelly NOAA Forecast Systems Lab, Boulder Colorado USA TASK: Go the the store. In OS/2: After fueling up with 6000 gallons of gas, you get in the car and drive to the store with a motorcycle escort and a marching band in procession. Halfway there, the car blows up, killing everybody in town.