Xref: news2.mv.net comp.os.msdos.djgpp:7041 From: "John M. Aldrich" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: yes there is a FAQ.. we know Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 15:11:13 -0700 Organization: Three pounds of chaos and a pinch of salt Lines: 30 Message-ID: <320D0901.4121@cs.com> References: <3207b3ed DOT 6620811 AT news DOT wolfe DOT net> <01bb85b6$50fcafa0$85805380 AT maan-m DOT -hamze> <01bb86b8$eca8a3c0$010200c0 AT peking-1> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp220.cs.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Weiqi Gao wrote: > > This might not be the case in this news group/mailing list, but I have > heard stories in other news groups that the "guru" of the news > group/mailing list is actually a composite entity consisting of a group of > bright people. > > Since this is the Internet, and we don't have an annual DJGPP conference > where we can meet each other in person, it can be imagined that "Eli > Zaretskii" is such a group. Maybe DJ, CS, and even RH are all members of > "Eli Zaretskii". Think about the fun they could have---"do I post as me or > Eli today?", "Nah, the answer's in the FAQ, I better post as Eli!" :) Unfortunately, I myself have corresponded with Eli and know him to be pretty much a singular entity. :) However, if you count all the knowledgeable users and contributors who respond to requests for information on the group, it almost does take on the appearance of a multiple entity, not all parts of which necessarily agree on any given subject at any given time. Hmm... I wonder if we should undertake to create a "DGJPP" entity who collectively answers all questions. Maybe we should make it similar to the Usenet Oracle, with automated distribution and rated digests. Now that would be entertainment! ;) -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | John M. Aldrich, aka Fighteer I | fighteer AT cs DOT com | | Proud owner of what might one day | Plan: To make Bill Gates suffer | | be a spectacular MUD... | Tagline: | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------