From:	"Robb Beggs" <rjbeggs AT hotmail DOT com>
Subject:	Re: docs and ng posting (Was: Re: Newbie question, newbie error)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
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Date:	Wed, 11 Feb 1998 20:51:34 GMT
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> : > maybe we all here should start replying the "easy questions" and let 
> : > the "hard ones" to them :-)
> 
> : Actually, this is a great idea!
> 
> Provided the answers given are correct! :)  An inaccurate answer can
> give wrong information to those who don't know the real answer, and
> confuse those who do.

It was my understanding that this is the way things were intended to be. As
a long time bbs user, the way things went usually most corresponded to an
exchange of ideas and answers. Most of the people here probably could  have
answered my questoins, and if I got a few wrong answers, that is part of
the learning process. Usually someone will say "Actually Bob, I think the
right way to do that is x, not y.", and we all learn something. 

I appreciate the help of the more experienced, but ultimately, to me, a
right answer is the same regardless of where it came from. And in a
situation where I am learning (as in this one) I might even appreciate a
discussion on the problem, instead of a rote answer (just ask Tom about
that).

Perhaps there should be another newsgroup: comp.os.msdos.djgpp.newbie.  It
could be an environment for us beginners to feel free to ask a few obvious
and frequent questions, yes even questions whose answers are in the docs,
readme and faq. Responses could be posted by those who know, or think they
know. Intermediate users can help beginners, freeing up this newsgroup to
let experts help intermediates, and so on. Of course, newbie or documented
questions will still appear in this newsgroup, but they would likely be
less frequent. 

From what I understand, newsgroups exist to allow people of similar
interests to gather and exchange thoughts and other information. The
djgpp.newbie newsgroup would likely fill that to a degree. 

But this is all thoery. Some of you have been on the 'net for longer then
I, and I'd love to hear whether this is a feasable notion, and whether it
has been attempted in the past in other newsgroups (for surely it isn't a
new idea.

Be true

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