From: john maclean Date: 2008-08-10T00:57:29+09:00 Subject: Re: An introduction, in about 50 lines of Ruby. 2008/8/9 Trans : > > > On Aug 9, 3:29 am, "Martin DeMello" wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Trans wrote: >> >> > So I'll go out on a limb here, I respectfully request that an official >> > "ruby-pro" (or some such name) be created. >> >> If the list does split, surely ruby-beginners is the new list that >> should be created? ruby-pro carries too much baggage with it - there's >> the impression (warranted or not) of elitism, and the pressure to >> maintain the perceived "pro" level of posting is almost guaranteed to >> deaden the list. > > I thought about that. My concern with creating a beginners list is > that beginners will be more likely to gravitate toward the most well > known list, ie. ruby-talk. I could possibly see a ruby-help list, but > that would take a much more concerted effort by the community to rev- > up and maintain, and I'm not sure it conveys the type of sectioning > that's really needed to improve list participation. > > Yes, having an advanced list is sort of elitist, that's the point. But > that doesn't make it defacto bad. A better name might help that > perception however, say ruby-tech. > > T. > > How many "(un)official" ruby lists are there out there? -- John Maclean - 07739 171 531 MSc (DIC)