From: Chris Carter <cdcarter@...>
Date: 2006-12-20T07:13:54+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] where have all the experienced users gone?

I don't think we should have a "beginners" list.  A ruby-help and a
ruby-talk would be good.  Ruby talk could have theory questions,
project announcements, and insightful discussions, ruby-help could be
the beginners list, and also general help questions.

On 12/19/06, Martin DeMello <martindemello@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/20/06, James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
> > On Dec 19, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Paul Lutus wrote:
> > >
> > > Also, where this has been tried, it sometimes leads to newbies
> > > gradually
> > > abandoning the newbie newsgroup because of the poor quality of
> > > replies and
> > > also to avoid the stigma of posting to a newbie newsgroup.
> >
> > Again, see perl-beginners and Perl Monks.  This just isn't the case
> > there, though that is the extent of my experience in this area.
>
> Likewise the ocaml-beginners mailing list, which is a friendly and
> supportive place that encourages me to ask questions I'd perhaps be
> hesitant about cluttering the 'seniors' mailing list with. Lots of
> experienced people hanging around answering questions, too.
>
> martin
>
>


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