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Re: [iglu] Double posting to iglu and linux-il?
On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Nadav Har'El wrote:
> Did you think that maybe most people didn't even bother to send you their
> objections? How many people are on linux-il - 500? (I'm just guessing - it
> would be nice to get an official figure!) How many people wanted a new
> mailing list - 5?
actually, objecting to the new mailing list is irelevant - it's just like
if you object to a mailing list i mighy open anywhere that has any kind of
purpose. the new mailing list (iglu) has _nothing_ to do with linux-il,
except perhaps for the random fact that some people happen to be reading
both of them - and that's true for any two mailing lists.
> I think that a new mailing list will only cause more confusion, *much*
> double posting, and having to read both, which is why I don't like the idea.
> That is unless they have *really* different agenda - but in that case you're
> running a big risk that most people will read only one: if you have a mailing
> list with only Linux-activisim, who would want to read it? if you have a
> mailing list specifically for newbies it's nice - but don't expect experienced
> people to join it.
i'm truly surprised at your attitude, nadav. if you don't want to join a
different mailing list - don't. actually, what you _think_ about who will
join it - does not, and should not matter. those who'll join - will. those
who won't join - won't. i've learned that opposing to new mailing lists
simply does not make sense.
> > This is IGLU and that's what we hope to make it. Anyone asking about
> > basic kernel compile woes, tcpd and qpopper questions, wu-ftpd config
> > and ipppd, go to IGLU. If you have questions about programming sockets
> > in perl, flying pigs' kernel drivers and hacking on Fribidi GtK widgets,
> > linux-il is the place to roam.
>
> I'm sorry - I didn't understand the difference at all (qpopper=IGLU, perl=
> LINUX-IL?), and I'm sure many people won't either - causing a high
> number of crossposts (or worse: some threads will appear only on one
> of the mailing lists).
it's the attitude that's supposed to be different. the attitude. don't say
you weren't warned... linux-il is a place of lat resort to people who have
technical linux questions. iglu, as ira pointed out, is more for lending a
helping hand to a different type of audiance. by this nature - it does not
need to have a bunch of gurus there. it'll make more sense if people who
have passed the initial edge will join that list, in a true will to help
others take the step they have just completed. if you don't have the time,
will, drive or what-not to join that list - don't do that.
> > We hope thus to help everyone, and help maintain the flow of mail. I
> > don't know about others here, but some of us don't read mail on saturday
> > (religious reasons, a very romantic weekend with the SO in the snow, or
> > just hate checking the work Email account on weekends), and opening the
> > linux-il folder on sunday to find ~40 messages waiting is kinda
> > frustrating :-)
>
> Splitting the group won't do any good in that respect - someone who wants
> to read both will still get all these messages, and even more, and now will
> have to skim through duplicate messages :)
what groups is being split? i don't see any group splitting. anybody else
sees such an horrid act commited here? :P~~
btw, if you realy know how to set up procmail, can't you filter those
so-called duplicates based on some mail ID? isn't the letter ID of the
original poster kept on messages forwarded out by the mailing list?
guy
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