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Date:      Sat, 28 Mar 1998 00:09:00 -0500
From:      KapuT <malartre@aei.ca>
To:        Ben Ostrowsky <sylvar@afn.org>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Rant: What are we?
Message-ID:  <351C85EC.E2B74CB3@aei.ca>
References:  <Pine.A32.3.95.980327235507.179993A-100000@freenet2.afn.org>

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Ben Ostrowsky wrote:

> > As it turns out, that decision has been good for everyone.
>
> Please speak for yourself, Sue.  I'm one of a dozen people who have
> expressed their interest in newbie questions, and there are probably
> several dozen subscribers who have not yet told you of their interest.
>

Hum, you dont understand: FreeBSD-Question is for question.  Any.

> This decision has been bad for me.  I enjoy the chatter, but I would
> prefer that the list welcome ANY SUBJECT OF INTEREST TO NEWBIES.
>
> > division. We don't need that!
>
> It comes with the territory, unless you're planning on making the list
> strictly moderated by approval, or even announce-only.
>

If we start to ask newbie-like question here, we will have newbie answers...not
so good :-)

> > If this list cannot be permitted to give newbies the free space to work out
> > what they want to do for the community without interference, where we can
> > make our own unhurried decisions, make a few mistakes along the way, and
> > learn, then I wonder what the hell can.
>
> Bravo, and well said.  You've just explained why we newbies should be
> doing what they want to do without interference, which includes asking
> and answering newbie-type questions, and chatting about list policy.
>
> Ben
>
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 Cya
KapuT
Its dark!

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