On 2012-09-07 Bill Meahan <subscribed_li...@meahan.net> wrote: > After being on the internet since the early 1980's I can say with > certainty if one person is having a particular problem others have or > will have it, too. A searchable archive of answers (like a mailing list > archive) is far more valuable than the ephemeral presence of any sort of > IM channel.
I totally agree. If I get you right, you think that the IRC will receive problem solutions that the mailing list will miss. That's a valid point I had in mind, as well. With another channel the information will be spread out even more, which might not be desirable. > IM channels are really helpful when an "expert" needs to walk someone > through something or do interactive problem investigations in real-time, That was the scenario I had in mind. > but "answers," regardless of how unique they seem at the time, are best > kept where others can find them because they *will* be needed again. Cannot agree more. Thanks for your opinion. Marco ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
