From: Vincent Fourmond <vincent.fourmond@9online.fr>
Date: 2006-12-19T17:19:25+09:00
Subject: Re: where have all the experienced users gone?

Trans wrote:
> Gavin Kistner wrote:
>> It's just you. :p I've not noticed any such situation. I've seen a rise in new user questions, many of
>> which are being handled by people other than the Top Ten Regulars (a list that exists only in my head,
>> and probably comprises 15 people). Any signal to 'noise' (depending on what you're looking for) ratio
>> will be affected by changes to either signal or noise. I suspect this is what's causing your perception.
> 
> yes. i'm sure that's part of it. i'm just not so sure that's all of it.
> some time ago i can recall long discussions on deep topics. today they
> seem very rare. and the topics themsevles seem pretty basic, yet i
> don't think the overall volume has gone up that much. actually, when's
> was the last ruby weekly news (http://www.rubyweeklynews.org/)? and i
> recall in the few of those, tim mentioning an interesting topic and
> saying "there's been no replys".

  Well, you know, for most of us, it's winter, a time when people are
tired, sick, and usually without much extra energy for things like
raising deep and interesting subjects on ruby-talk. At least, that's the
way I feel now, and from my (very careful...) observation, many people
around me are.

  That might explain it, don't you think ?

	Vince

-- 
Vincent Fourmond, PhD student
http://vincent.fourmond.neuf.fr/