Date: Sun, 09 Feb 1997 20:04:15 +1000 From: Andrew Perry <andrew@shoal.net.au> To: questions freebsd <questions@freebsd.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: normal ftp blah blah --> newbie list Message-ID: <32FDA11F.6D14@shoal.net.au> References: <199702090230.SAA17725@freefall.freebsd.org>
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(maybe this belongs on chat?) I'd love to if I had the experience, sort of penance for the newbie questions I've asked. If you start a list like this I don't have the qualifications to meet your criteria but would subscribe to the list to answer any newbie questions that I can (ok they are few but I try!). If your looking for people close to meeting your criteria the people who've helped me the most are::... (sorry, can't dob them in, mail me privately, their time may not permit!!) It may be an idea to change questions to your newbie list with a few priveliged priviledged (however you spell it) users who can panic to more guru type users as the need arises. Hey, maybe it'll work, maybe not. But I've seen a few questions (ok very few) go unanswered on the list, maybe having a few people moderate the list with somewhere to go will satisfy even the dumbest (OK some of mine!!) questions. BTW, whoever draws the short straw, sorry, whoever gets this exalted position, you may need to keep a few of your replies for resending (i've seen a few repeat topics in my very short time, tried to reply to the ones I know to save the guys who know from endless repetition). just my 2 bobs worth Andrew Perry andrew@shoal.net.au Jonathan M. Bresler wrote: > > Dave Hummel wrote: > > > > > [snip] > > this... it may be a good idea to have a FreeBSD-newbie list. I appreciate the > > patience that gurus had had with me over my time on this list, but I've learned > > that if I am confused about what's going on, there are usually others who are > > just as confused. > > I understand that those of you who are knowlegeable don't have time to > > answer questions like..."What the heck is FreeBSD?" etc... > > I think the potential for FreeBSD is great...there are many people who > > are just too intimidated by the whole thing to get into it. There are people > > who stumble onto your site who don't know anything about Unix/BSD, but have a > > genuine interest. I say let's get as many supporters as possible. FreeBSD is a > > great OS, but it's hard to get started for many people (I'm the only one at my > > school that I know of (the rest are into Linux and SCO)). > > My idea is to let newbies answer other newbies' questions and have > > someone moderate. That way there will be a forum for those of us who ask dumb > > questions as well as those who are too afraid to ask dumb questions. > > Dave, > i thinnk that this is a very good idea. we need a volunteer > to step froward and moderate the list (i cant devote the > time to do the list justice.) > > the volunteer > > should be familiar with majordomo (not-critical). > > should be experienced with FreeBSD, so as to be able > to distinuish the newuser questions from the more > interesting ones that may arise (critical) > > should be willing to augment the FAQ with the results > of the mailing list (near-critical to critical) > > have an account on freefall (desireable) > > be on very good terms with the doc folks and have > commit privileges..... > > hmm...seems that we need to grow someone for this position. > > volunteers? > jmb > -- > Jonathan M. Bresler FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.ORG > FreeBSD--4.4BSD Unix for PC clones, source included. http://www.freebsd.org/ > PGP 2.6.2 Fingerprint: 31 57 41 56 06 C1 40 13 C5 1C E3 E5 DC 62 0E FB
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