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Date:      Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:50:35 +0100
From:      Martin Karlsson <martin.karlsson@visit.se>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Archives of the list and SOLVED: followups
Message-ID:  <20020312185034.GA842@foo31-146.visit.se>
In-Reply-To: <20020312145032.GE1577@raggedclown.net>
References:  <20020311175440.GD721@hades.hell.gr> <20020311195526.GB26530@moo.holy.cow> <20020311214445.GA2388@hades.hell.gr> <20020312145032.GE1577@raggedclown.net>

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On Tue Mar 12, 2002 at 03:50:32PM +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote:
> 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.

Well said.

[...SNIP...] 
> 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.
 
Perhaps this is something which could be added to Greg Lehey's 'How
to get the best results...'?

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Martin Karlsson
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