On Sat, Mar 31, 2007 at 08:45:15PM -0500, John C wrote: > > > Greg Folkert wrote: > >On Sat, 2007-03-31 at 13:45 -0700, Tyler MacDonald wrote: > >>Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uhlar@fantomas.sk> wrote: > >>>Actually, I would prefer if [OT] messages would be kept [OOTL] > >>>(out of this list) > >>I said this once before and got shot down, but here it is again: > >> > >>If this list is supposed to be for idle chit-chat among the debian > >>community, then we really have no mailing list specifically for people to > >>talk about debian, or get help about debian. We should have at least > >>another > >>list, probably "debian-help". > > > >Okay, so why would *I* subscribe to that list? > > > > A better question would be.. Why would those who are tired of the > OT bull sessions want you to? > Could it be because Greg is *very* knowledgable about Debian? Could it be because he offers a great deal of excellent advice on this list? > It would probably be a lot better for the new users to help > themselves than to be pawns for your ego. Sure they'll make > mistakes, but I suspect they'll learn more in the long run. > Blind leading the blind? Yeah, that will be a smashing success, I imagine. Part of the point of a community like this is about learning from mistakes. "A smart man learns from his own mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others." Come to this list, ask your question, and you will usually be inundated with "wisdom." Create a newbie-only list and you will lose out on lots of wisdom. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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