R: [Forum] HELP!!!!

Jimmie Houchin jhouchin at texoma.net
Wed Jun 25 16:50:49 UTC 2003


Hello Chobin,

The problem you will encounter as previously stated is that few of us 
here see a need or benefit of another forum.

It creates extra work and effort for the community to track multiple 
forums. It is challenging enough for many of us here to keep up with the 
Squeak list. Each of us at various times and days get busy and are 
challenged to keep up. Some days the list volume exceeds that days 
ability to keep up.

There are a variety of factors as to why an email doesn't get answered. 
It is highly unlikely an email doesn't get answered because it is too 
simple. This a very friendly community. About the only time you will see 
any terseness or any passionate behaviour is in a family (Squeak family) 
discussion. Almost never to simple questions by newbies.

If an email goes unanswered that you still truly seek an answer for, 
please post it again. It is quite possibly it was simply overlooked in a 
very busy period. You need to understand that most of the answers and 
volume on this list (like any other) is generated by a relatively modest 
few people out of all the subscribers.

Any way, your chances and opportunities of getting help are greatly 
better here on Squeak-dev with ~1350 members than on a forum with 2.

Please continue to use this list. We don't bite. :)
At least not all of us. And at least not most of the time. :)

All the best.

Jimmie Houchin



Chobin wrote:
> I said Marcus just 20 minutes ago that nobody try to read and talk about
> things that not interest him. Only you Marcus replied me about forum.
> It is for this reason that I try to create one place where smaller
> questions can also be read.
> 
> This mean that in forum it is possible to talk about TT/Newlook,
> Telnetting, Bitstream, images, ... but also simpler questions can be
> posted
> 
> Bye
> 
> Chobin



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