From: Brock Weaver <brockweaver@...>
Date: 2005-08-26T05:48:48+09:00
Subject: Re: Good cross-platform IDE / multiple document text editor for ruby / rails?

Thank you everybody for the active discussion.

Again, I apologize for initially cross-posting this thread.  I will
not do it again.

Zimba, to which list would you have posted this particular topic?

On 8/25/05, zimba-tm <zimba.tm@gmail.com> wrote:
> What I suggest is that people don't cross-post, but rather choose one
> list that has the bigger chance to answer the question they have. If
> the thread dies with no satisfying answer, then start a new one on the
> second ML with a summary of the preceding discussion included.
> 
> On 25/08/05, Randy Kramer <rhkramer@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 25 August 2005 12:34 pm, James Britt wrote:
> > > Randy Kramer wrote:
> > > > Do you have any alternate solutions (presuming there was a valid reason
> > > > for the crossposting in the first place, which I feel there sometimes
> > > > is)?
> > >
> > > Um, no, other than to perhaps make a point of periodically summarizing
> > > discussion points from the multiple lists so people not subscribed to
> > > all lists can keep track.
> >
> > That makes sense, and maybe we should even start suggesting that as an
> > obligation of any one that starts a cross posted thread.  (Not sure how far
> > we'd get, but I might start out any reply with "Thanks for cross posting
> > that, please keep us informed of any interesting posts from the other
> > list(s). ;-)
> >
> > Of course, if I start the thread, I may not be so eager to keep both lists up
> > to date.  Maybe a summary (oh, that's what you said ;-), at strategic times,
> > one being when I feel my question is answered or whatever.  (And if
> > discussion continues or is going off on some tangent(s), maybe mention that.)
> >
> > regards,
> > Randy Kramer
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Cheers,
>   zimba
> 
> http://zimba.oree.ch
> 
> 


-- 
Brock Weaver
[OBC]Technique