Re: [mv] Knowledge Base etc...

[Birgitt Funk <birgitt@booktraders.com>]

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> ******    message to minivend-users from Ed LaFrance <edl@newmediaems.com>
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> One very  important thing is that any and all user-contributed content
> (code snippets, how-to's, usertags, etc) be moderated.  The minivend
> user's list is an indispensable tool for users, but it has become a vast
> landfill, containing a few widely scattered nuggets of useful
> information.
>

I agree. I can tell you from own experience that trying to learn from
technical mailing lists or usenet groups for a complete beginner/outsider 
can be a suffocating and distracting experience to the point of
paralysis.

Moderated/categorized/ordered/indexed archives of mailing list contributions
is something which might help.

And, BTW, I am the first who will shut up. 8-) And enjoy finding stuff
easier !

> I sincerely hope, that the infusion of resources that has come out of the
> marriage of Akopia and Minivend will be used (among other things) to
> ensure that this is not the case the next time around.  And yes, I am
> suggesting that a new list, with moderated digest/archiving, be started
> with the release of Tally/MV/whatever 4.5.  I think a fresh start is in
> order.
>

Hopefully Akopia and Minivend will find a good moderator and some support
for subject categorization of the material for the archives.

Birgitt


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