From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 25 06:12:25 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id GAA02189 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 25 Apr 1995 06:12:25 -0700 Received: from bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au (bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au [130.102.2.1]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id GAA02183 for ; Tue, 25 Apr 1995 06:12:23 -0700 Received: from wcs.uq.edu.au (actually juno.wcs.uq.edu.au) by bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au with SMTP (PP); Tue, 25 Apr 1995 23:12:18 +1000 Received: by wcs.uq.edu.au (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA17557; Tue, 25 Apr 95 23:12:07 EST From: Gary Roberts Message-Id: <9504251312.AA17557@wcs.uq.edu.au> Subject: Re: Gating hackers into the newsgroups To: jleppek@suw2k.ess.harris.com (James Leppek) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 23:12:07 +1000 (EST) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <9504251256.AA14103@borg.ess.harris.com> from "James Leppek" at Apr 25, 95 08:56:11 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 923 Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk James Leppek writes: > > So do we just remind helpees that when they feel _comfortable_ about it > > they will be followed up and asked to take on another new user? > > > > This is a great idea but you cannot force a feeling of obligation. > I assist many "newbies" in my area, but the experience that is > needed to go from newbie -> neophyte -> user -> sys-admin -> guru > is a long path. You do not want folks to be pushed into that > situation, it is bad for the newbie and for the poor neophyte or user. > > I guess I am saying this is a great idea but lets keep it strictly > voluntary, no strings attached. > > Oh and sign me up :-) Thanks Jim, consider yourself signed :->. Once we get everything organised, I'll be in touch with further details. Cheers, -- Gary Roberts (gary@wcs.uq.edu.au) (Ph +617 844 0400 Fax +617 844 0444) 4th Floor, South Bank House, 234 Grey St, South Bank QLD 4101 Australia.