Perhaps I missed my own point. I think it's being one of those days.
I see questions on the list regularly that I can answer, on days when I'm
bored enough to take off the rule vanquishing them to a folder. I realize
I'm a beginner, but even I can tell someone "how to pop up a browser window
in php". But others take care of them pretty quickly, so there's no need to
worry about it. Also, many of the people who go out of their way to answer
questions on here who are advanced would probably just sign up for both
list. And last but not least, don't forget the experts who would sign up
for a newbie list just because they really like to hear themselves talk.
And getting flooded with answers is nearly as intimidating as getting in
trouble. As is signing up and the first email out being something so
advanced it's half developer.
I don't think it'd be quite as bad as you think it would be.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Munoz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'April'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP] Suggest for List
> April,
>
> There was a discussion like in 1999 (i remember cuz I was learning PHP
> then), and Richard Lynch (i think) had a good point that splitting the
list
> would reduce the quality of the answers on the beginners list--PHP newbies
> answering each others questions, you see.
>
> Newbies should continue to post here. A tip: some developers preface
their
> posts with something like: "newbie question". If you do this, you'll
likely
> get flooded with friendly and helpful responses. Try it :)
>
> -Ben
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: April [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:25 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Suggest for List
>
>
> I've been searching for a much smaller PHP beginners lists, away from the
> official one, because I know I'm much too beginner for this one.
Everytime
> I post, I feel like I'm trying to snatch a cookie in full view of the
> headmistress, and probably going to get hit with her spoon for it. You'll
> always get the idiots posting to the advanced list, yeah, it happens. But
I
> think that the quality of lists would generally go up for both advanced
and
> beginning people - less interference and less pressure, respectively.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Boget, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'Chris Lee'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 12:42 PM
> Subject: RE: [PHP] Suggest for List
>
>
> > > Good idea, I agree, this would be nice. It would allow
> > > posters to better categorize their question, and would
> > > give responders a good place to hangout depending on
> > > their skill set.
> >
> > This has been suggested before. What you will invariably
> > find is that all users (beginner and advanced) will subscribe
> > and post to the advanced list because the beginners will
> > know there are people there who can answer any ?'s whereas
> > there may not be on the beginner list...
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
>
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