From: Tom Werner <pubsub@...>
Date: 2006-12-20T06:56:48+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] where have all the experienced users gone?

James Edward Gray II wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2006, at 7:52 AM, Jeremy McAnally wrote:
>
>> This is why many times there will be "xxx-talk" (or "xxx-users") and
>> "xxx-newbie" lists.  I think perhaps Ruby has reached that "critical
>> mass" point where this split is in order (even though i'm sure this
>> has been discussed a number of times and decided against).
>
> I was on perl-beginners for years.  When I came to the Ruby community 
> I asked for the equivalent, but many members felt it wasn't needed or 
> even desired.  While I think I came around to their point of view over 
> time, I'm not sure it still holds.
>

In addition to the newbie/guru split, there is also the possibility of a 
core/user split. The core list would be for discussions relating to the 
current and future status of the Ruby language itself, the core 
libraries, and more theoretical questions. The user list would be for 
discussions about 3rd party libraries, installation problems, and IDEs. =)

This split has the benefit of not making anyone feel like a newb, while 
still creating a separate area for hard core Rubyists to talk about 
serious issues without all the noise.

Tom