Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:50:32 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Archives of the list and SOLVED: followups Message-ID: <20020312145032.GE1577@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <20020311214445.GA2388@hades.hell.gr> References: <20020311175440.GD721@hades.hell.gr> <20020311195526.GB26530@moo.holy.cow> <20020311214445.GA2388@hades.hell.gr>
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On Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 11:44:45PM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2002-03-11 14:55, parv wrote: > > in message <20020311175440.GD721@hades.hell.gr>, > > wrote Giorgos Keramidas thusly... > > > > > > What do you all think of making it a habbit to followup to posts > > > that do indeed contain the answer with a post whose subject has > > > "SOLVED: " prepended? > > > > that is good only if there are no further replies to the message > > marked "solved". otherwise the problem of archives search for > > relevant messages remain the same. > > Or if the original poster makes a summary of some sort, and posts at the > end of it all what solutions she tried, and which way the problem was > solved. But I'm probably expecting too much here... > > Thanks for commenting, > I think the principle of it is excellent, but whether people will do it is another question. I do find it a bit of a pain when a question comes up, and other people, including myself, send an answer, or an idea, and you never hear if that resolved it or not. I think even if the problem is solved because the asker just made a typo or something, it is good not to leave the question dangling. Occasionally I ask questions that get no answers :(, but if I solve it I *try* to remember to post a reply to my own message to say it is solved. The only way for such a habit to become engrained is for people to start doing it and to have it suggested in the guidelines. Then when new people join the list they may see a "convention" in place and will follow it. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson -- <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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