Re: Responses to my posts

From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey (grog_at_FreeBSD.org)
Date: 03/21/04

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    Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 13:00:06 +1030
    To: Sally Hines <shines@smaller.net>
    
    
    

    On Saturday, 20 March 2004 at 13:19:26 -0800, Sally Hines wrote:
    > I have received some replies to my post responding to the FreeBSD-newbies
    > group is a compromise community thread. I want to thank everyone that has
    > responded. The posts have been very helpful and informative.
    >
    > Had these posts appeared on the list in the past I probably would not have
    > the issues I have now with FreeBSD and getting my own help. Unfortunately,
    > the discouragement from answering questions on the list have really
    > compromised the stated purpose of the list, to encourage the newbie in using
    > the resources available to get useful results.

    Well, no, the stated purpose of the list is *not* to answer technical
    questions.

    > I would like to either request permission from the folks that have
    > posted to me, to send their replies back to the list, or to ask the
    > posters to send the replies directly to the list.

    No, please don't. newbies@ is *not* a technical questions list.

    > Sally Hines
    > Little Old Granny newbie

    Maybe you should talk to Auntie Sue, the moderator of this list.

    Greg

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