Re: [OT] Recent increases in d-u posts?
On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 10:09:58PM +1100, Damon Muller wrote:
> Quoth Ignasi Tura,
> > Let's see if we continue this way or we just split (I suggest
> > debian-novice if there's the case).
>
> Splits have been proposed countless times in the past, and it's always
> been concluded that it wouldn't work. If we started a debian-novice, who
> would hang around to answer questions?
last week's newbies would delight in being able to answer
questions intelligently. i certainly have! :) it certainly
lends a level of satisfaction knowing that you're sparing
someone else the frustration you just went through to do
your simple little task...
> Interestingly, this increase has come at the same time as web sites like
> debianplanet and debianhelp. Maybe if more people knew about these
> resources (and more of us knowledgable folks contributes to them), the
> reliance, and traffic, on this list would decrease.
you betcha!
http://www.debianplanet.com/
http://www.debianhelp.com/
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