I ,for one, would love to see anFAQ for beginners.

Dwight Hughes wrote:

> I would like to semiformally propose that we create the squeak-help
> list.
>
> This list would be for how-to questions about Squeak and its environment
> ("how do I turn the sound off?", "how do I get a list of all the
> classes?", "how do I store something in a file?",...); for learning how
> to start programming in Squeak/Smalltalk; for "why doesn't this code
> work?" questions; and the like.
>
> A few reasons for a squeak-help list:
>
> (1) The advanced topics often discussed in the Squeak list can be a
> rather overwhelming to those just learning Smalltalk/Squeak.
>
> (2) Those who know Smalltalk but are new to Squeak may be embarrassed to
> ask simple "stupid" questions that they need answers to.
>
> (3) The shear volume of email to the list can bury simple questions for
> help, which may never get answered.
>
> (4) Newbies may just not feel comfortable discussing simple basic
> problems when everyone else on the list is splitting quarks.
>
> (5) With the upcoming version 2.3, I expect the level of discussion to
> get even more advanced (and that the email volume will increase):
> pluggable primitives, weak arrays and finalization, 2-D
> device-independent anti-aliasing vector graphics, ....
>
> (6) The number of newbies coming to Squeak through things like the
> Pluggable Web Server and through Squeak becoming more and more widely
> known on the net seems to be increasing -- it would be good for them to
> have a forum that more directly addresses their needs.
>
> If you would like to see such a list created, DO NOT REPLY TO THE SQUEAK
> LIST - email ME directly at mailto:dwighth at ipa.net and I will tally the
> responses and send the results back to the list. I will not be the one
> setting up this list: I do not have any webserver resources available to
> me -- this will probably fall to John Brant, should he be willing.
> However, I might be persuaded to compile a Squeak FAQ as my
> contribution.
>
> -- Dwight