Re: Thanks and Request for List

[Birgitt Funk <birgitt@minivend.com>]

On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Liz wrote:

> ******    message to minivend-users from Liz <daldog@earthlink.net>     ******
> 
> On Tuesday - 8/3/99 (11:39 AM) - Loy Ellen Gross wrote...
> >******    message to minivend-users from Loy Ellen Gross 
> ><design@iinc.com>     ******
> >I was wondering what the general consensus was on splitting the
> >minivend-users list into two lists - one to deal with issues of
> >installing, configuring and setting up _minivend_ and one to deal with
> >tags, data, SQL and configuring/setting up _catalogs_. 


> 
> Oh yeah..definately agree!  There should be at least two mailing lists, at 
> miminum.

I would not like it too much to tell the truth. 

Posters could structure the current mailing list more efficiently
in writing up better subject-lines, like [MV-set-up], [minimate], [catalog
configuration], [tags], [documentation], [source code] etc. Chances to get
answers on ONE list are higher than they are if the list is splitted.
After a while people decide and read only one of several lists (see the
perl lists where certainly more than one is needed, but not too many
either). Newcomers get a better idea what they are dealing with, if
they can read through the whole spectrum of questions and answers.

It might be helpful, may be, to post regularly a file with hints to the
FAQs, Documentation Project and may be to agreed upon subject line markers
like the ones mentioned above.

> 
> Possibly an online forum on a web site would better than a mailing list.  I 
> believe the following is a still a free board to setup....
> http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/

I like the ONE digest for everything. I even think it is sad to have
MiniMate separated from MiniVend for documentation purposes, it is a mate
for a reason. 8-) Luckily Stefan Hornburg is answering all the MiniMate
questions on this list and helps us out a lot. 

Let's just stay together at ONE place. Feels more like "home". 8-)

> By utilizing one of the free boards available, no one has to donate their 
> own space/bandwidth in order to accomodate the traffic??  

I think Mike Heins has so far donated space and bandwidth for this list,
if I am correct. I rather would like to support him for more space or
bandwidth, as long as he is willing to continue to take care of this
list. (what I certainly don't know, but I somehow silently hope).

I think this is a very fine list and I would regret to see it split
apart.

Birgitt Funk