Not so long ago someone suggested sending an automatic email to new subscribers (or on this list or on php-general, I dont remember which), that would outline good question-asking and detail the usefulness of the archives. As it is new subscribers get the welcme email already, why not just add to it? If it's short I think that they will read it- that's the reason they signed up in the first place. I imagine that the same person who could add Jim's archive link could also set up that automatic email. Um, who whould that be? If he's avoiding the list (wonder why), then I wouldn't be embarrassed to drop him the suggestion in an email. Anybody know who maintains the list? There was no human-admin@xxxxxxxxxx made mention of in the welcome email (I just checked). Dotan On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:08:06 -0600, David Hoffman <dhoffman2004@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:40:42 -0500, jim lawrence <fedorajim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > How about the fedora admins put a link in the message area of each post. > > Example: > > ****************************************** > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To search the Archives Click Here <---- Clickable Link > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > ****************************************** > > I like that idea, except for the fact that the unsubscribe information > is already there, and yet people still post to the list about > unsubscribing. Also there is a link to the archives right at the top > of the page at http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > This is the same page where people go to subscribe and set their > options, so apparently people know enough to go to that page to > subscribe, but not enough to read the top of the page about searching > the archives, especially right where it says "To see the collection of > prior postings to the list, visit the fedora-list Archives" and > provides a link. > > Jim, your idea is good, but when people without common sense can't get > the message, then they should expect, and accept, that people are > going to react the way we do. > > I don't think there was anything rude or disrespectful with the way I > responded, yet some people (who barely ever contribute to this list > with anything meaningful) felt the need to criticize me for letting > the OP know about the archives. > > -- > > David > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, > those who understand binary, and those who don't. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
