[TAG] found something in the attic...

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 02:15:37PM -0800, Rick Moen wrote:
> Always, when I consider which mailing lists I will be posting to, on
> Linux technical matters, certibus paribus, I greatly prefer those that are
> publicly archived, because the questions and answers help more people
> and better build/refresh the body of understanding and lore that is the
> heart of the community.

Aha.

Now I see the problem.

*THIS IS NOT A MAILING LIST*.

It's implemented as one, with a not-insignificant amount of extra bits
around the edges, because that's the easiest way to do it technically.

But operationally, it's much more like a tech support ticket queue:
people with questions open a ticket, and those of us who work that
queue comment on it, with the most useful bits being sifted out to make
a column for LG -- which is the real purpose.

The list traffic itself is more like 'work product'... which
characterization hopefully casts some illumination on the discomfort of
those who have it.

Cheers,
-- jra
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