From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2004-09-07T23:04:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby-Nuby forum

On Sep 6, 2004, at 10:08 PM, Randy W. Sims wrote:

> Alexey Verkhovsky wrote:
>> Dear fellow ruby-talkers,
>> I�d like to put forward an idea to create a forum for newcomers to 
>> Ruby.
>
> I love the idea of a beginners forum, but I *hate* web forums. 
> Newsgroups and mailing list are a much better medium because 
> discussions are threaded and you can easily see what you've read. If 
> you do chose a web forum, please consider as a requirement one that 
> has a decent mail gateway.

I see a friendly face from Perl Beginners.  (Hello Randy!  :D  )

I'm with Randy, I'm a mail and news fan.  Others did like Perl Monks 
though, so I guess it takes all kinds.

I think a gateway is a sensational idea.

James Edward Gray II