[NTLUG:Discuss] NTLUG veterans helping Linux newbies?

[MadHat]

"B. DEGRASSE" wrote:
> 
> I agree with the original posting, it is difficult coming up to speed.  How
> about a newbie email list where truely dumb questions can be asked.
> 

And how would _you_ determine what a "dumb" question is?

The ever famous phrase, There are no dumb|stupid questions, comes to
mind.  I don't think we can classify Linux questions to "dumb" and "not
dumb" questions.  I think it is almost as difficult to classify newby
questions from veteran questions.  I have been using Linux for over 5
years and I don't even begin to call myself an expert.  I know what I
deal with all the time, but there are simple things I never have to deal
with that a lot of "newbies" know better than I.

I think as far as mail lists go, it shouldn't be split unless there are
too many specific types of questions, so that it makes reading or
answering mail impossible to keep up with.  Right now there isn't enough
of one type of question I see coming across, and I can keep up with the
mail.

Just my $.02 on the idea of a new mail list.

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