Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 00:04:05 -0500 (EST) From: Ben Ostrowsky <sylvar@afn.org> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Rant: What are we? Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.95.980327235507.179993A-100000@freenet2.afn.org> In-Reply-To: <19980328142134.33048@welearn.com.au>
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> 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. 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 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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