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On 10/05/07, james kilty <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2007-05-10 at 00:15 +0100, David Johnson wrote: > > > But there is of course the danger that it > > would simply divide the LUG in two and result in there being a less useful > > pool of knowledge for both newbies and advanced users to draw upon... > > As one who is new, I prefer to ignore the posts that are way above my > head and let the rest filter into my brain. I often follow up URL's and > do a bit of exploring to get a better understanding of what has been > said, so, keep it as one List please. > > Perhaps new members can be gently told not to let technical competency > seem daunting. We do set an example of helping each other whatever our > knowledge. So, carry on saying what your level of expertise and > inclination moves you to and leave us new folk to handle it. Definately. I'm on a Perl list for run by newbies, for newbies, and it's 99% blind leading the blind - good advice is often unwelcome there, so much so that at least one published Perl book author unsubscribed in frustration. A. -- http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk LAMP System Integration, Development and Hosting -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html