On 2010/07/20 09:11 (GMT-0400) dwgallien composed:
Would someone please explain the difference in purpose between this mailing list and the openSUSE forums? I try to provide assistance on both, but do notice there is often overlap, i.e., occasionally questions posted here have been previously asked/answered at the forums and vice-versa. (I ask the question only in the interest of everyone's most efficient use of time.)
In many many years on the internet, I've found people tend to prefer one or the other. Forums: 1-invariably mousetype (rude, tiny text; certainly applicable to forums.opensuse.org) 2-higher ratio of unanswered questions to answered questions 3-higher ratio of good answers to unhelpful answers 4-better moderation 5-subject miscategorization widespread (leads searches in wrong directions) 6-pulled (more work to get, but get no processing forced) Mailing lists: 1-displays text legibly and comfortably at users preferred size 2-better ratio of questions asked to questions answered 3-better ratio of good answers to unhelpful answers 4-poorer moderation 5-topics lack categoration within particular lists (hard to narrow searches) 6-pushed (less work to get, more work to process) My only contact with most forums is whatever shows up in Google results. I can only deal with mousetype on an as-needed basis. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org