From: Michael Davis Date: 2001-04-30T02:52:19+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:14411] RE: Separating the wheat from the chaff. I would agree with this. I enjoy this list to see how others solve problems with Ruby with the goal of becoming a better Ruby programmer. I love Ruby. I love learning how to more effectively use Ruby. I am finding it a challenge to continue to participate when 2 out of 3 emails are more philosophical than technical. I enjoy some of the philosophical discussions but lately there seems to be a lot of them. Lately, I feel the time I invest in reviewing these emails is time that would be better spent in writing code. If this continues or gets any worse, I will either not read the email unless the subject appears to have value or I will drop off the list. Both would be a shame because I am here to learn and share. Happy Ruby Programming, Michael -----Original Message----- From: Marc Butler [SMTP:marcbutler1@home.com] Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 11:23 AM To: ruby-talk ML Subject: [ruby-talk:14381] Separating the wheat from the chaff. Hi all, Would it be possible to split the ruby-talk into two groups delineated by subject matter? My personal intuition is one group named 'community' for discussion of predominantly non-technical issues such as Mascots, book reviews, ruby group meetings, and "what other people said about ruby" discussions. The other list would be focused on technical concerns, such as language problems, questions and patches. I believe the level of sycophancy and politics on this list, is beginning to swamp the technical material. The non-technical material is at best of only passing interest to me, and I hope I am not the only one who feels this way. I do not know how difficult this would be for the list manintainer. Considering the work for the list is volunteered (I assume.), I accept their decision (or matz) as the final answer. Respectfully, Marc. Yes, I expect to be flamed for this post. -- Political correctness is an euphemism for euphemism. mlb@noworkingparts.com