NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #20/NN_1992_20.iso/spool/comp/os/linux/10265

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From: [e-mail] (Partially Grown Rhododendron)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Splitting comp.os.linux
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Date: 9 Sep 92 07:50:35 GMT
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In <[e-mail]>, Lars Wirzenius
<[e-mail]> writes:
[...about the splitting...]
> I don't personally happen to think that comp.os.linux has too much
> traffic [...]                         [...] In any case, my gut feeling
> is that much of the traffic belongs to the category of not reading or
> misunderstanding documentation (GCC installation seems to be a rather
> popular thing to have trouble with), which of course may or may not be
> due to the quality of documentation.

Well, I agree with Lars (and am of a similar mind about
comp.os.linux.announce).  I think, however, the volume of the group
could be cut in half if posters thought about emailing there responses
rather than posting them; it would then be for the person who asked the
question to post a summary if it was appropriate.

This would certainly cut down the list of answers which are already
answered in the FAQ; it would also cut down on the inevitable wrong
answers that get posted with the corresponding 20 corrections by other
people; it would cut down on the number of answers that are in other
groups FAQ's...

Just a thought...

phil
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phil richards -- [e-mail]