We'll see who reads this, any responses are welcome. I see a few different issues here:
1) People who want answers for a php-general message post it to the development forum. This is clearly because they do not understand the difference, as I doubt anyone wants to waste their own time posting a message to a forum that refuses to answer the question. 2) Those who know exactly what this forum is for, and for whatever reason the core team doesn't want or otherwise consider their contributions to the discussion. Something like Catchable parse errors, maybe? :) I agree with the opinion that more clearly defining what exactly this list is for will solve issue #1, however #2 is what I think is the real problem here (isn't it?) I don't see the point in pulling punches when it comes to why the core developers want to moderate the list.. I don't claim to have the end-all answer to this problem, but I know that many people who sign on this list probably fall into one of the following: A) They are simplying following along in discussions because they need to or are curious what is in store for the future B) They are truly interested in contributing real things, but aren't as experienced with the internals of PHP/Zend as the core team so their suggestions / code is insufficient to meet the stanards set by the core team. C) The core team or other signficiant contributors. This might not be a complete list, but things like this never are. In any case, moderating this list would end up completely alientating everyone but those who are "significant developers". How does one become a significant developer at that point? People who are learning will always ask questions that can be considered stupid by someone more experienced... Unless someone who is experienced is around to answer them and respond to this "noise", how will anyone learn? Maybe I'm completely off-track here, but it's just a thought where I could take a moment to make fun of my own idea. :) John -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
