From: Todd Benson <caduceass@...>
Date: 2008-02-09T07:43:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Digest Ruby Quiz 2

> On Feb 8, 4:20 pm, "Todd Benson" <caduce...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 8, 2008 3:12 PM, Matthew Moss <matthew.m...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm curious as to why you would say that (also on the main mailing list).
>
>
> 1. It's a lot of details that, for the most part, pertain only to the
> people involved and not the ruby-talk population as a whole.

Okay.  I sort of agree.

> 2. rubyquiz has worked as well as it has from one, dedicated man, not
> from committee. Posting all those details to the main list threatens
> to turn rubyquiz2 into being run by committee.

You mean, like that terrible wikipedia thing?

> 3. I said it on the mailing list so as to attempt to halt its
> discussion on the mailing list. How would anyone have known my request
> had I said it privately to one person?

Yes, that makes perfect sense.

> Why the second is important... I don't believe running RQ by committee
> will work. I don't believe it can be as effective as a few, dedicated
> people. We have a few people discussing such things in a private
> discussion; now, Robert has opened that to everyone. (Now, I can
> accept that might be unintended, as I don't believe English is
> Robert's native language and/or I might have misinterpreted.)

I don't entirely disagree with you, but you don't have to make it
sound like despotism.  I mean, half of what you suggest would also
imply that no one on ruby-talk should shout out every once in a while
about ruby source code.  I agree with John that it will fall into
place whether anybody thinks this is the correct venue or not for such
a topic.

I do hope you guys come up with some cool ideas for the site, wherever
it might be hosted.  I'm looking forward to it.  I don't contribute
many answers, but I learn quite a bit by looking at the answers.

Todd