I am a convert to using CSS for layout and tables for tabular data, only since I joined this list, and only due to the help Russ and all others have provided. If I never had gotten that help from this list I would have still been using tables for layout, and we would all be further away from a Standardized web!
Since I joined I also seen many people complain about the traffic on this mailing list, which compared to other mailing lists is nothing! If you would have any content related to CSS I wonder how many people would leave this list? If you want Standards you need to reach people, a lot of people, and not only those people who already know about standards and what not. I'd say, if you go back to original idea behind this list you'd be closing yourself of to the world who needs to hear you guys! Taco Fleur 07 3535 5072 Tell me and I will forget Show me and I will remember Teach me and I will learn -----Original Message----- From: Mike Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 10 March 2004 11:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WSG] Purpose of this mailing list ok, so at the risk of getting flamed :) .... I'm writing about what the purpose of this list is. I've found it to be a very good resource and fully support the idea of promoting the understanding and use of web standards. What I've been struggling with over the past 2/3 months though is the increasing volume of posts concerned with what I'd call "how-to" matters. Questions about getting something to work with CSS, or about needing help with a web-related problem. These, and answers to them, have far and away made up the bulk of posts to the list. If the purpose of this list is to answer these questions, then that's fine. But personally I'd probably unsubscribe as the volume is just too much. There are excellent lists already out there: css-discuss <http://www.css-discuss.org/> webdesign-L <http://webdesign-L.com/> that are set up for this type of help. I don't think we should try and duplicate what they do. Rather, I think this list is much more valuable discussing web standards, promoting them, commenting on them, sharing resources, educating each other etc etc What do others think about this? I have emailed Russ about this, and he was of the view that the list members of the list community should set the rules for posting, topics of discussion etc, and also that he was happy for me to post to the list about this and get feedback etc. I guess that my main concern is drowning under weight of emails! I'm on the two lists mentioned above and really don't want to be on another duplicating what they do. But I do want to be on a list discussing web standards. Regards Mike Brown ==================================== SIGNIFY :: the logic behind ==================================== ph: +64 4 803-3211 | fax: +64 4 803-3241 mob: +64 0274 885-992 | http://www.signify.co.nz P.O. Box 24-068, Manners St, Wellington Level 8, CMC Building, 89 Courtenay Pl, Wellington ==================================== ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ ***************************************************** ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *****************************************************
