On Monday 27 June 2005 17:26, Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: > On Monday 27 June 2005 15:46, steve szmidt wrote: > > One could probably argue effectively for an Asterisk-Basic list. Or an > > Asterisk-Advanced user list. Something that makes it easier to get > > started without being overwhelmed by 10,000-15,000 users posts. A place > > that frequently posted links to the beginner pages on the wiki. > > We've effectively argued it to death many many times over the course of the > last few years. Check the archives -- it's been thought up and re-thought > up and dismissed each and every time.
Yes, I remember. > Basic issue: nobody will want to sit on the newbie list because they'll end > up answering all the same questions over and over since nobody really seems > to want to read for themselves. Exactly. Though I think we could have more success if we had a dumb'd down version of the wiki with very few options. Maybe along the line Minimum-1, A-Bit-More-2 and A-Little-Bit -More-3. The wiki could do with a MySQL web type layout. I'm thinking of the many examples part. But I sure don't have the time to do it. But I would be tempted. > It's the same argument that comes around for forums, except that last time > I think we actually witnessed a man lose his mind on the mailing list. > That was entertaining. :-) Hehe... we don't see that much fun every day. Which is probably why it was entertaining. -- Steve Szmidt "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users