stephane ducasse wrote:
Hi all
I would like to have a list for newbies: squeak-starters because (I see it now with my students) newbies are really afraid to post, experience with python mailing-list doing the same are a success so we should learn.
Now I would like to have a couple of good souls to help me answering the questions on this squeak-starters mailing-list.
So if we are 4 or 5 we win!
I don't consider myself a newbie as I've been playing with Squeak for years and have not been shy about displaying my ignorance on this list for all to see. :)
I'm not sure we need a new list. But if we do keep this list as the one list for all, we do need to make the Subscription page better.
It says at the top: """ This is the main Squeak developers' list, which isn't restricted to any particular Squeak topic. It is the newest incarnation of the list formerly known as squeak@uiuc.edu. It has been given the more specific name "squeak-dev" to distinguish it from other Squeak lists that are emerging. """
I think that it hasn't been the squeak@uiuc.edu for so long that we should drop that comment. It isn't meaningful to most people who subscribe today.
In this section we should make it explicitly clear that the list is for everyone. Maybe something like:
""" This mailing list is a general discussion list for Squeak. Squeak is a multi-faceted environment providing a variety of applications, a development environment and the Smalltalk programming language.
This list is for those who are interested in any area of Squeak. Whether you are new to Squeak or are a long-time veteran, please feel free to participate in friendly, productive and sometimes excited discussion. Don't be shy, jump on in, were here to help.
For more information about Squeak go to: http://www.squeak.org
To subscribe, unsubscribe, view archives or for posting information see below.
Enjoy! Squeak makes computing fun! """
Okay maybe I went overboard. :)
But hey, hammer this out on the list and lets provide a better front to this mailing list. And then if it proves at some point to have a squeak-users (or somesuch) list, then we can do that.
Jimmie