From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 28 12:04:57 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 3706F16A4CE for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:04:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from weller-fahy.com (pD9FFF67E.dip.t-dialin.net [217.255.246.126]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 157A243D1F for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:04:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dave-lists-freebsd-newbies@weller-fahy.com) Received: (qmail 35924 invoked by uid 1001); 28 Dec 2004 12:04:54 -0000 Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:04:54 +0100 From: "David J. Weller-Fahy" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041228120432.GA34657@weller-fahy.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org References: <20041228104543.GA34268@weller-fahy.com> <6217E9A7-58C2-11D9-BA41-000A95C969C6@zumbrunn.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6217E9A7-58C2-11D9-BA41-000A95C969C6@zumbrunn.com> X-URL-Me: http://www.weller-fahy.com X-Accept-Language: en X-Location: Germany, Gangelt, Hof Grootfeld User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i 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 12:04:57 -0000 * Chris Zumbrunn [2004-12-28 12:20 +0100]: > On Dec 28, 2004, at 11:45 AM, David J. Weller-Fahy wrote: > >Please use this list for general problem solving, sharing ideas and > >moral support. Take specific technical issues to freebsd-questions. > > The problem is that newbies tend to think that their technical issues > are just "general problems" which they have because they are newbies. > Newbies will still ask on freebsd-newbies because they think their > problem doesn't qualify as a "specific technical issue". True, I hadn't thought of that. Hrm. > How about something like this: > > Please use this list to share your thoughts and experiences with other > users new to FreeBSD. Send all your questions asking for support and > problem solving to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org and not to this list. I like the wording, but was trying to keep it at two lines. Let me take a try at rewording: Please share your thoughts/experiences with other new FreeBSD users here. Send support or problem solving questions to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. I think that conveys all needed information without being too long. Regards, -- dave [ please don't CC me ]