From: Morton Goldberg <m_goldberg@...>
Date: 2006-12-31T05:51:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Proposal to create a new mailing list

On Dec 30, 2006, at 11:39 AM, James Edward Gray II wrote:

> Who decides who the experts are?

Why the experts themselves, of course :) It's an old problem, isn't  
it? Reminds me of Juvenal, the sixth satire: "Sed quis custodiet  
ipsos custodes?" It was probably an old problem already in his day.

If the list _must_ be split, I urge the split not be made on the  
basis of the poster's level of experience, but on the basis of  
subject matter. I think spinning off a ruby-help list might be  
generally beneficial. Those seeking help on coding or installation  
problems could be more confident that they are posting to the right  
list, and those who wish to avoid reading such posts could simply not  
subscribe. Such a specialization would be commensurable with the  
other specialized mailing lists such as ruby-core.

Regards, Morton