<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 6:51 PM, Darrin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mtv@aperature.org">mtv@aperature.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">May I mention that the entire reason I'm subbed to this list is because
there are no pointers (that I could find) to the archives or to a faq
(that I could find) when I started having issues with my own
installation of the system. In fact, the one bug report that did
relate to the problem I was having merely stated, "this is not a bug -
post your question to the myth-users mailing list".<br>
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Even stranger was that the sign up page for the list did not point to a
faq, a list of common problems, mailing list archives, or even give any
standards for posting to the list (IIRC). Instead, I posted to the
list and got the usual "geez, why does no one search the archives!?"
or "use google" assinine response. <br>
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If you want people to not come to the list with common questions, they
need to be diverted to the correct places before they end up
subscribing and asking yet another frequently asked question, imho.<br>
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Since there are no standards mentioned either, it's no wonder people top post. ;-)<div class="Ih2E3d"><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>I'll make one correction, having just taken a look at the page. The sign up page does point to archives, but there is no simple, obvious way to search them (unless you happen to be well versed in google advanced syntax). Part of the problem is that the archives the sign up page points to is broken out month by month instead of showing the slick interface that gossamer-threads shows.<br>
<br>I don' t mean for my message to upset anyone, I just wanted to point out that it's not necessarily obvious to the newcomer what the expectations are when coming to the list. It's a problem that could be addressed, imho.<br>
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