> From: Daniel Brown <parasane@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:37:10 -0500 > To: <news_yodpeirs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Re: PHP RFC # 0001 --- List Etiquette > > > Further, I think Jason Pruim's suggestion of adding to the welcome > email opens up an interesting point. Can the NEWBIE GUIDE that Jay > Blanchard, et al, have co-created be included in the welcome mail? > For people who actually want to be a part of this mailing list > community, it would be a great get-acquainted README-style message > that could help prevent some flames. The problem here is that a large portion of users on this list are not active readers, they join to get an answer to their question and then only reappear for their next problem. They are not contributors and don't plan to be, therefore they will likely ignore any and all welcome messages and will only pay attention to answers to their questions ... It may be better for the more long term expert users who are the ones providing the solutions to identify that in the response they send [SOLUTION], rather then hoping the requestor is going to identify the solution [SOLVED]. In most cases, the solution is given right away, and then there is a 2 or 3 day back and forth while the user bangs his head against the wall arguing about whether that solution will work, while the rest of the community gets frustrated with him. In a couple of other email groups I am on , when we are providing the answer the email generally gets formatted like : Problem : (initial question ) Solution : (solution) This has been very helpful, as it also gives reference point for the other users to send the OP back to when they are not getting it.. Good discussion though, since lists like this tend to get very noisy, and anything that can cut down on unnecessary noise is friend not foe.. -- Stephen Johnson c | eh The Lone Coder http://www.thelonecoder.com continuing the struggle against bad code http://www.thumbnailresume.com -- -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
