Ralph Johnson wrote:
> On 8/19/06, Lic. Edgar J. De Cleene <edgardec2001 at yahoo.com.ar> wrote:
>> Split and Conquer is good ?
> 
> It is necessary.  It will happen as a community grows larger.
> Eventually it will split into subcommunities, and the question is how
> to manage it, not whether it will happen.

Agreed. But the main risk for an experiment like the beginner's list is 
that it doesn't get enough uptake. Notice that this list (contrary to 
other communities) wasn't formed by the people affected, but was rather 
sort of an administrative act. Personally, I was really surprised to 
find that there is enough of an effectively silent "beginners community" 
to give that list enough traction. But it's great to see it when it works.

OTOH, just consider what would've happened if the list didn't get the 
required uptake - the whole idea would have been discredited for years 
to come. This is why I prefer it if these things form naturally 
bottom-up and not by top-down decisions.

Cheers,
   - Andreas