Re: [tlug] "TLUG, Meet Husi, Husi, Meet TLUG"

[Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com>]

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On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 02:11:49PM +0900, Mark Sargent wrote:
> 
> >  
> >
> *****
> By cross-posting your question to every list you know of, the chances 
> are that several people, usually the very "gurus" on whom you rely for 
> information, will see your message as many times as there are lists to 
> which you posted your question. By the time they've deleted the fourth 
> copy of the message they're going to start being thoroughly annoyed and 
> will most likely disregard your question and move on. This is /not/ what 
> you wanted, is it?
> *****
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I think that this is terribly outdated. There are so many different 
> GURUS out there now, and a lot who DO NOT visit a vast majority of other 
> lists/forums etc. For excample, I may post here, and the Fedora 
> List/CentOS, and perhaps an online one, www.dslreports.com(UNIX) area, 
> to get to the bottom of an answer. How many people here, actually 
> frequent those lists too. 

Keep in mind that Godwin's FAQ (and a similar one which I have--we cross
link to each other though) are written more for newcomer type lists.

There are several beginner oriented Linux related yahoo lists for
example, and very often people post (top posted, hijacked and untrimmed)
messages to Linux_newbies, Linux and Redhat.  

I think that Josh's point was more to simply note it and say keep an eye
on it, so to speak.  The majority of tlug members are a bit more versed
in netiquette, and if they do cross-post, it's a considered action, done
for a reason.


Sure, some may, but, I bet many don't. Anyway, 
> hope this doesn't become a flame war, just wanted to express a view. Cheers.

Mark, hope you realize I'm not flaming.  :)  I'm a wimp.

Hopefully, this won't become a bikeshed discussion (see the FreeBSD faq
on freebsd.org if you don't get the reference.)  I think that most 
members of this list know when it is and isn't appropriate to
cross-post.  (We also know to keep our sigs short, but what the heck,
some of these Buffy quotes need the space.)


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