From: fox@graphics.cs.nyu.edu (David Fox) Subject: Re: RFD on splitting comp.os.linux Date: Fri, 28 May 1993 16:04:06 GMT
In article <C7qn7L.Mn8@crdnns.crd.ge.com> davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen) writes:
In article <1u484o$q45@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>, barspi@wam.umd.edu (Barzilai Spinak) writes:
| - install/newbie (with some good-hearted wizards who will read it too)
I really hate the term 'wizard' in this context, 'guru' is far better,
since it implies a person who is a teacher as well as having knowledge.
A far better term for the helpful people who read this group.
I think that to designate a group by the user's level of
expertise is a mistake. Once people realize that no one
who can help them is reading it, the questions will be
re-directed to inappropriate newsgroups. I propose instead
a "help" newsgroup, as seen in the gnu heirarchy. People
looking for help on advanced topics might stop to answer a
simple question here and there, and everyone will be happy.
Also, I find advocacy groups helpful when trying to first
find out about a system. Flame wars can actually be useful.
Here is my cannonical list of proposed linux groups:
comp.os.linux.advocacy
comp.os.linux.announce (already exists)
comp.os.linux.applications (rather than apps, software)
comp.os.linux.bugs
comp.os.linux.help (rather than setup, install, or newbie)
comp.os.linux.hardware
comp.os.linux.kernel (rather than wizards, 68k)
comp.os.linux.programmer (rather than wizards)
comp.os.linux.sysadmin
Other possibilities:
comp.os.linux.misc (I doubt this could hurt)
comp.os.linux.network (involves other systems)
In-reply-to: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM's message of Fri, 28 May 1993 13:09:21 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: RFD on splitting comp.os.linux
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In article <C7qn7L.Mn8@crdnns.crd.ge.com> davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen) writes:
In article <1u484o$q45@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>, barspi@wam.umd.edu (Barzilai Spinak) writes:
| - install/newbie (with some good-hearted wizards who will read it too)
I really hate the term 'wizard' in this context, 'guru' is far better,
since it implies a person who is a teacher as well as having knowledge.
A far better term for the helpful people who read this group.
I think that to designate a group by the user's level of
expertise is a mistake. Once people realize that no one
who can help them is reading it, the questions will be
re-directed to inappropriate newsgroups. I propose instead
a "help" newsgroup, as seen in the gnu heirarchy. People
looking for help on advanced topics might stop to answer a
simple question here and there, and everyone will be happy.
Also, I find advocacy groups helpful when trying to first
find out about a system. Flame wars can actually be useful.
Here is my cannonical list of proposed linux groups:
comp.os.linux.advocacy
comp.os.linux.announce (already exists)
comp.os.linux.applications (rather than apps, software)
comp.os.linux.bugs
comp.os.linux.help (rather than setup, install, or newbie)
comp.os.linux.hardware
comp.os.linux.kernel (rather than wizards, 68k)
comp.os.linux.programmer (rather than wizards)
comp.os.linux.sysadmin
Other possibilities:
comp.os.linux.misc (I doubt this could hurt)
comp.os.linux.network (involves other systems)