From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2005-04-15T20:44:40+09:00
Subject: Re: ettiquette question

Hi Chris,

thanks for asking!  Although I think it's a good idea to do something
regular, I'd prefer a single weekly posting which includes this as well as
probably other useful pointers.  That way we save bandwidth and bundle
useful info at the same time.  Now someone has to decide what should go in
there... :-)

Kind regards

    robert

"Chris Pine" <glyconis@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:ab6e9e69050414224814bd5951@mail.gmail.com...
> How do you spell ettiquette?  No, no, that's not really my question...
>
> Every time my tutorial gets mentioned on the ML (usually by me, but,
> flatteringly enough, not always :), I get a definite spike in my inbox
> of people saying thanks, or asking me questions about various aspects
> of Ruby or programming.  (And I answer *every* email I get, in as
> helpful a way as I can, I am proud to state... though this takes up at
> least several hours a week if the tutorial was mentioned that week!)
>
> Now my tutorial has been around for a while, but people who are new
> are, of course, not going to know that.  So my question:
>
> How would people feel if every other week (or every month?) I made an
> [ANN] announcement on the ML?  I really don't have anything new to
> announce, and it would, in general, be annoying for someone to keep
> announcing the same project over and over again with no real change.
> However, this seems like a special case, since this is specifically
> aimed at people who are *new* to the ML.  And, as I said, I only ask
> because I really do notice a spike every time it is mentioned.
>
> I know it's not the canonical "ruby for non-programmers" tutorial out
> there (though I'd like to apply for the position, if it exists :).
> But it is the only (completed) thing of its kind.  (I would not
> consider why's Poignant Guide to be of the same kind; it's in a class
> all its own!  I think it serves a very different need, and a different
> class of people.  For example, I doubt any experienced Rubyists would
> get much out of my tutorial, much less find it entertaining, but I
> can't even read the Poignant Guide without my inhaler!  Because, you
> know, it's funny.  And I have asthma.)
>
> So let me know what you think, and *please* don't be shy about saying
> that you don't think it's ok.
>
> Thanks, all,
>
> Chris
>
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