In order for a list serve to be usefull, you don't want to segregate the people who have the knowledge and those who don't. A newbie list would serve no purpose. If a newbie list just contains those who are not adept to running/coding/building a mud, how are they going to learn from those who have allready made the same mistakes? >From an elitist stand point, yes, seperating the list will get rid of the newbie questions. However, if you don't want to read the newbie questions, it is not a big deal to just flush them. Perhaps informing them of the standards of the listserve is a more fitting solution and stress anything that a low level question should be preceded by [NEWBIE]. Not to mention the fact that in the future, they may become proficient and be able to contribute to the list in a more usefull way. Joe P.S. Yes, I am a newbie to the list, I have coded some things without the list, but it has given me ideas and pointers to things I may not have otherwise seen. So, the list does serve a purpose to newbies. > Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 09:06:52 -0800 > From: Darklord <mattm@kron.cs.csufresno.edu> > To: circle@cspo.queensu.ca > Subject: RE : On spliting the list.. please!!! > > Message 3: > >From shawn@gusto.net Tue Dec 17 01:52:31 1996 > X-Sender: shawn@marquis.netinc.ca > To: circle@cspo.queensu.ca > Subject: Thoughts Of Division > Mime-Version: 1.0 > > I was wondering what the popular opinion would be of possibly splitting > the list into two: A newbie list and an advanced list. > > Considering the sheer volume of messages that go: > "Uh, duh, give me code for xxx, and fix all my crashes" > > It would be nice to be able to converse with those who can at least > describe their problems in detail, and pose intelligent ideas. Not > saying that there's anything wrong with being a newbie, but I'm sure most > will agree that too many people are clueless, and to worsen things, they > are unwilling to do any work on their own. > > That's my late-night bitch for today. <G> > > --- > Shawn J. Wallace > > > Yes.... definatly.. after i was swamped with mail myself yesterday, > I got nothing but newbie mail... and I also dont want to have to sort through > every piece of mail because people dont know how to use the proper headers. > > So... Here is my vote to spliting the list... and also you have to fill > out the servay that ccomes along with questions on it... if ya dont get them > right.. you obvoisly dont know how to code... And if later down the road > we question that your still too young for the advanced mailing list.. the > we boot you off.. > > You dont pay money to get the list.. so if your a newbie.. be glad your > getting it now. > > Anyone else agreis with me and Shawn.... swap circle with mail .. :P > > -Darklord > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ > | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | > | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
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