Hi

Would there be some way of moving answers to questions on this new list over to 
the Squeak Swiki so that people are not forced to trawl through thousands of 
old emails to find that answer they are seeking?  (Either something automated 
or a rule such as "The person who asks the question updates the Swiki"?).

That sort of rule could make the swiki into a self-updating FAQ...

Russell

P.S. As as aside, 1 and 2 cent coins are still legal tender in Australia 
(although not used), so $0.02 must be worth *something* ;-)

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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