Mail Archives: cygwin-developers/2001/05/18/12:57:33
Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
> On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 03:49:28PM +0100, David Starks-Browning wrote:
> >On Friday 18 May 01, DJ Delorie writes:
> >> > Sure, why not. This one's easy. Can anyone say "Read the FAQ"? ;-)
> >>
> >> On the DJGPP list, the person who wrote the FAQ (Eli) happens to be
> >> very active in the group. Everyone else *knows* that if the answer is
> >> in the FAQ, Eli will post the section number, so we all know to wait
> >> for him to do it. Having one person on the Cygwin list whose job it
> >> is to post "Please see FAQ section 4.6" for questions answered in the
> >> FAQ might make everyone else's job easier, and the mailing list less
> >> confusing.
> >
> >That would be me.
> >
> >I don't mind doing this. At least, we can try it this way for a
> >while.
> >
> >I don't normally bother, because I anticipate being the 3rd or 4th
> >person to make such a response.
> >
> >In the past, I've had a lot of trouble keeping up with the list. But
> >since volume has come down somewhat, I think I can keep up with the
> >traffic.
> >
> >Hope this helps.
>
> Yep. It helps a lot. It may not hurt to have people in two time zones
> answering the questions. I know that Larry is in the ESTEDT time zone.
> I don't know where Earnie is.
>
> Do we need a script or possibly a standard wording in the email. I think
> that repetition of a single way of responding is probably a good thing.
>
> I think that repetition of a single way of responding is probably a good
> thing.
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=repetition+site%3Acygwin.com
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Earnie.
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