Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 02:18:38 -0500 (EST) From: James <jamesh@etsu.edu> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, zjhh2@etsu.edu, Mark Mayo <mark@vmunix.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, jhhiggins@prodigy.net Subject: Re: newbies mailing list Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980301021615.11140B-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <19980301173432.42499@freebie.lemis.com>
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On Sun, 1 Mar 1998, Greg Lehey wrote: > On Sun, 1 March 1998 at 17:56:47 +1100, Sue Blake wrote: > > > > I wasn't thinking of a place to get answers. There's a great deal more to > > being a newbie than having questions. I was thinking more of a place to just > > be for a while with real peers, to let off steam and get things into > > perspective. One problem that will arise is people trying to answer other > > people's questions. That cannot be stopped, but the focus can put it into > > perspective. > > I think you need to say this in the charter, then. Definitely. > > > Of course, this relates to just one idea of what a newbies' list might be. > > It'll be interesting to see what comes of it. I think the more > experienced people should also be asked to shut up and not participate > (though they could be allowed to lurk). Also for easy expert opinions should questions arise. Nothing wrong with a friendly experienced person adding to traffic as long as the focus is clearly directed towards newbies. James To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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