John Aldrich wrote:
> >
> I think a good compromise would be a WEEKLY posting of the location
> of the FAQ. Especially for the first couple months. Perhaps, after a
> generous period we could slow it down from a weekly to a semi-monthly
> to a monthly posting.
> John
John.... think about this for a minute. Just because WE get
used to the posts, and change it to semi-monthly, does not mean
that newbies don't pop up all the time. I actually think that
DAILY, plus sig files are the way to go. Most newcomers will
sign up, save the welcome message without reading it (no need
to read it until its time to unsubscribe), lurk for a day or
even a few hours, then ask the QUESTION. If the alert to the
fax is over 24 hours away, that person is just not going to see
it. We will then have another WinModem question on the list,
etc.
The suggestions I hear are:
1. Daily postings of LINKS to the FAQ.
2. Weekly or less frequent LINKS to the FAQ.
3. The actual FAQ itself.
4. Signature files appended to all posts with the LINK to FAQ.
The idea being to save bandwidth, improve signal-to-noise ratio
for those that remain here, and reduce the aggravation factor
to newcomers (newbies as well as users of other distros that
have migrated to Mandrake).
I am in favor of 1+4, or just 1 if Mandrake cannot add 4.
This issue was discussed endlessly in the RedHat list, and the
end result was that RedHat Inc would NOT do anything, therefore
the idea died on the vine. YOu cannot actually do anything about
this issue unless Mandrake gives at least its tacit consent. To
do it without their OK would be a good way to Tick the Frogs and
get kicked off the list..... :-).
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