Re: Time to shut down this list?

From: Joshua Tinnin (krinklyfig_at_spymac.com)
Date: 12/28/04

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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 02:12:20 -0800

    On Tuesday 28 December 2004 01:48 am, "David J. Weller-Fahy"
    <dave-lists-freebsd-newbies@weller-fahy.com> wrote:
    > * Joshua Tinnin <krinklyfig@spymac.com> [2004-12-28 09:20 +0100]:
    > > "freebsd-questions

    OK, once again that's supposed to be -newbies, but you knew that ...
    man, not proofreading my email ...

    > > is a general discussion forum for new FreeBSD users
    > > to share their experiences and to help each other with non-technical
    > > issues. It is not a technical help or support list. See:
    > > http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/ "
    >
    > What about:
    >
    > Please use this list for general problem solving, sharing ideas, and
    > moral support. Take specific technical issues to freebsd-questions.
    >
    > Most of that's from the charter.

    Personally, I like that better than mine. I think that pretty much says
    everything. Maybe "technical support issues," although that might be
    redundant. One nitpicky thing - although punctuation rules say it's
    technically correct to use a comma before the last item in a series,
    that is archaic usage, and the most commonly accepted modern rule is to
    leave it off. So, it would be better as: "... problem solving, sharing
    ideas and moral support." It's not that big of a deal, but it's better
    to use accepted punctuation rules, and, besides, if it ends up the
    other way it's going to drive me crazy. Sorry, but I was raised by a
    mom who's an English teacher ...

    - jt
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