This message is from: "Ruth Bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I think letting someone know that there are archieves for the digest that
can be searched is great, but to suggest that since a question has been
asked before that someone should not ask questions, but rather search the
archieves,
> is doing that person as well as the rest of us a disservice. ... yes,
she can go to the archieves but she should be able to get input from us on
her questions and not be made to feel like she should go to the
> archieves before asking here.> Jeanne
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Well-well a "disservice!?"
I-did-not-suggest that Sher not ask a question! I'm surprised that your
take on my suggestion of the archives would be negative, which certainly did
not in any way preclude the voluntary suggestions on saddles from others! I
felt that her question INSPIRED me to think of having a FAQ!
If I were a first time Lister I would love to know about the archives! I
would love a FAQ feature too! I've noticed that in the summertime folks
don't always have the time to respond to every individual inquiry in detail,
and far better for them to receive canned material than none!
A FAQ page could contain many ready links available for research, where a
quick comment might not.
You want to engender increased list participation? You can... we could
probably see a marked increase in List participation if we could only
eliminate critical supposition comments on contributing writers, like yours.
Ruthie, nw mt
