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On Thu, May 01, 2025 at 12:37:04PM +0100, Jonathan Dowland wrote:
> Thanks Andrew for continuing to send the Monthly FAQ.
>
> I'd like to request you make it clearer if/how people can contribute to the
> evolution of the FAQ text. There's nothing in it as to how to do that. I
> humbly suggest you
Thanks Andrew for continuing to send the Monthly FAQ.
I'd like to request you make it clearer if/how people can contribute to
the evolution of the FAQ text. There's nothing in it as to how to do
that. I humbly suggest you maintain the text in a public VCS or a page
on the Debian Wiki.
This w
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On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 10:54:48 -0700
Will Mengarini wrote:
> >> * If you are replying to a post, please … cut out extra text that
> >> is not relevant to your point.
> >>
While you are commenting on Mr. Cater's FAQ, it would be nice to pay
attention to it.
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* Jeffrey Walton [25-04/05=Sat 00:52 -0400]:
> Still missing a topic or discussion of "SOLVED" in the subject.
Or a diff.
> On Fri, Apr 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>>
>> Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
>&g
On 2025-04-05, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> Still missing a topic or discussion of "SOLVED" in the subject.
>
We're all waiting for Gene to put "SOLVED" on his never-ending network
of threads.
But what would it would mean or communicate to future anthropologists
remains yet another puzzle left to the
Still missing a topic or discussion of "SOLVED" in the subject.
On Fri, Apr 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
> and to facilitate discussion on relevant topics.
>
> Codes of Conduct
>
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time to explain long threads.
> > >
>
> This might also be a good indicator that a [SOLVED] Problem ABC would
> make a good final entry in a long thread.
That sounds more theoretical than practical. "SOLVED" threads continue
to run-on. "SOLVED" does not act as t
I see the changing of title or subject to add things like "SOLVED" is
not included in the FAQ.
Can we infer it is frowned upon or unwanted?
On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
>
mailing list thread are much easier to
> > read and follow than long threads.
> >
> > I can't see what I want here - help me!
> > ===
> >
> > * It is often useful to look through the archives to see whether the issue
> > you wish to raise or
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David writes:
> Given that this infrastructure exists and is being used by most people
> involved with producing Debian, it surprises me to hear talk of posting
> diffs to the mailing list, which requires too much effort by both writers
> and readers IMHO.
Too much effort? I don't understand. Su
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 at 13:26, The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2025-03-04 at 03:24, Anssi Saari wrote:
> > David writes:
> >> It would assist everyone to follow changes to this "Monthly FAQ"
> >> document if it can be hosted somewhere that provides diffs, such as
> >> salsa.debian.org, or wiki.debian.org
On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM Anssi Saari wrote:
>
> David writes:
>
> > It would assist everyone to follow changes to this "Monthly FAQ"
> > document if it can be hosted somewhere that provides diffs, such
> > as salsa.debian.org, or wiki.debian.org.
>
> I don't see a problem with just posting th
On 2025-03-04 at 03:24, Anssi Saari wrote:
> David writes:
>
>> It would assist everyone to follow changes to this "Monthly FAQ"
>> document if it can be hosted somewhere that provides diffs, such as
>> salsa.debian.org, or wiki.debian.org.
>
> I don't see a problem with just posting the diffs.
David writes:
> It would assist everyone to follow changes to this "Monthly FAQ"
> document if it can be hosted somewhere that provides diffs, such
> as salsa.debian.org, or wiki.debian.org.
I don't see a problem with just posting the diffs. Preferably in unified
format.
On Mon, 3 Mar 2025 at 16:57, Will Mengarini wrote:
> This kind of information
>
> popos/pts/4 bash ~ 08:54 0$diff -b debfaq--2025-0{2,3}-01
> 88c88,90
> < world. Off-topic arguments also have a habit of derailing useful
> discussion.
> ---
> > world.
> >
> >
l discussion.
153a156
>
popos/pts/4 bash ~ 08:55 1$
would be very useful to readers who want to stay up-to-date.
* Andrew M.A. Cater [25-03/01=Sat 18:01 +0000]:
> Debian-user is a mailing list provided for [...]
. A mailing list is not a forum, like BB.
>
> Jeff
>
Disagree. A mailing list - this one anyway - is very much like a forum, and
people search the archive for solutions
Patrick
>
> On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM Andrew M.A. Cater
> wrote:
> >
> > Debian-user
Hi,
On Sun, Mar 02, 2025 at 12:18:36AM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> [SOLVED] "Can't configure network on Debian - please advise"
>
> would make it a lot easier to find answers on some of the longer
> threads concerning problems. As ever, opinions may vary and i'd like
> to know what others f
On Sun, Mar 02, 2025 at 12:18:36AM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> There is something to be said for it if you have a long thread
> where the topic or subject is initially imprecise - a hypothetical
> example follows:
>
> "Can't configure network on Debian - please advise" might attract
> twe
On Sat, Mar 01, 2025 at 06:05:41PM -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> You might want to add a bullet point addressing folks adding "SOLVED"
> and similar to titles. Either allow it or forbid it. But write it down
> so everyone knows what the policy is.
>
Hi Jeff,
I thought I had addressed it by sugg
PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
> and to facilitate discussion on relevant topics.
>
> Codes of Conduct
>
>
> * The list is a Debian communication forum. As such, it is subject to both
&
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icipate in this group by email alone?"
Their most likely answer: "no, what we have is what we have"
I would certainly not try to come up with examples of other mailing
lists, especially not ones like debian-user, because they most liekly
won't know what you are referring to. They
the phrase. To them "debian-user" is a
"forum".
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Le 2/26/25 à 16:59, Richard Owlett a écrit :
How do I clearly ask the state rep if there is a traditional mailing list
similar to debian-user.
TIA
I always thought "mailing list" was exactly that,
and cannot be confused with anything else.
Best,
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dia groups.
> I find the web based system unusable.
I'd suggest "discussion mailing list" as a description of lists like
debian-user, because "mailing list" nowadays often just means some
sort of tool to blast customers with advertising.
/ralph
On Feb 26, 2025, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 2/26/25 12:20 PM, Dan Purgert wrote:
> > On Feb 26, 2025, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > I'm communicating with a state level peer-to-peer support group.
> > > The national organization has a peer-to-peer "mailing list" built around
> > > webmail as a comple
On 2/26/25 12:20 PM, Dan Purgert wrote:
On Feb 26, 2025, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm communicating with a state level peer-to-peer support group.
The national organization has a peer-to-peer "mailing list" built around
webmail as a complement/alternative to their sponsored social media groups.
I f
ist" built around
webmail as a complement/alternative to their sponsored social media groups.
I find the web based system unusable.
I'm so old I used an acoustic coupler when connecting to an RBBS.
How do I clearly ask the state rep if there is a traditional mailing list
similar to deb
On Feb 26, 2025, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I'm communicating with a state level peer-to-peer support group.
> The national organization has a peer-to-peer "mailing list" built around
> webmail as a complement/alternative to their sponsored social media groups.
> I find the web based system unusable.
Amusingly, "listserv" was the name of one of the original email
implementations on IBM Mainframes on BITNET. Names were limited to
eight characters, hence that particular abbreviation. (JUGGLE-L was
one of my first subscriptions back then.)
Many modern conversation systems use both email and web
nd
> > webmail as a complement/alternative to their sponsored social media groups.
> > I find the web based system unusable.
> >
> > I'm so old I used an acoustic coupler when connecting to an RBBS.
> > How do I clearly ask the state rep if there is a tradition
dia groups.
> I find the web based system unusable.
>
> I'm so old I used an acoustic coupler when connecting to an RBBS.
> How do I clearly ask the state rep if there is a traditional mailing list
> similar to debian-user.
>
The term which people generally associated with th
an acoustic coupler when connecting to an RBBS.
How do I clearly ask the state rep if there is a traditional mailing
list similar to debian-user.
TIA
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On 6/1/24 23:02, Max Nikulin wrote:
On 02/06/2024 02:59, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
If you change subject
or emphasis in mid-thread, please change the subject line on your email
accordingly so that this can be clearly seen.
For example: New question [WAS Old topic]
Are square brackets intention
add WAS in upper case so that this is immediately apparent in a long
email thread. Whatever your mailer does is fine but it needs to stand out
clearly. Similarly, whenever I reply to something on behalf of the
Community Team, I add that in square brackets to show that it is
distinct.
New topic - br
On Sun, Jun 02, 2024 at 10:02:58AM +0700, Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 02/06/2024 02:59, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> > If you change subject
> > or emphasis in mid-thread, please change the subject line on your email
> > accordingly so that this can be clearly seen.
> >
> > For example: New question [WA
On 02/06/2024 02:59, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
If you change subject
or emphasis in mid-thread, please change the subject line on your email
accordingly so that this can be clearly seen.
For example: New question [WAS Old topic]
Are square brackets intentional here? E.g. thunderbird strips "(wa
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On Tue, Jan 02, 2024 at 03:26:03AM +, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Mon, Jan 01, 2024 at 07:32:18PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:
> > If one changes subject, would it not be better to simply start a new
> > thread? With most mail readers threading using the In-Reply-To header,
> > the new s
Hello,
On Mon, Jan 01, 2024 at 07:32:18PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:
> If one changes subject, would it not be better to simply start a new
> thread? With most mail readers threading using the In-Reply-To header,
> the new subject would get buried in the old thread.
Personally I prefer that. I
On Mon, Jan 01, 2024 at 07:32:18PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:
> If one changes subject, would it not be better to simply start a new
> thread? With most mail readers threading using the In-Reply-To header,
> the new subject would get buried in the old thread.
There's a difference between natural
The refactoring and headers are an improvement, thank you.
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> If you change subject or emphasis in mid-thread, please change the
> subject line on your email accordingly so that this can be clearly
> seen.
>
> For example: New ques
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Could we perchance add something to the FAQ about the
inappropriateness of reposting private replies to the list without
first confirming with the people involved that doing so is acceptable?
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Hi,
Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> * It may also be useful to for someone to post a summary email from time to
> time to explain long threads.
You did not move the old "to" but rather added a new one during the change
from the text in 2023/12/msg00045.html to the new one:
> > * It may also be usef
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On Fri, Dec 01, 2023 at 07:30:47PM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 01, 2023 at 08:18:13PM +0100, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > there is a new surplus word "private" in these lines:
> >
> > > * Please post answers back to the list so others can benefit: private
> > > privat
Hi,
Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> * Before posting, it may be useful to check your post for spelling mistakes
> and scan it for redundancy, duplicate words and redundancy.
Some wisdom cannot be repeated enough.
Have a nice day :)
Thomas
On Fri, Dec 01, 2023 at 08:18:13PM +0100, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> there is a new surplus word "private" in these lines:
>
> > * Please post answers back to the list so others can benefit: private
> > private conversations don't benefit people who may only be following
>
>
> Have a nic
Hi,
there is a new surplus word "private" in these lines:
> * Please post answers back to the list so others can benefit: private
> private conversations don't benefit people who may only be following
Have a nice day :)
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Drat!! I was hoping nobody would notice that I'd inadvertently deleted a
couple of letters - as obviously I didn't until after I'd posted it.
Why it's a shortened form of Debian-user, of course :)
With every good wish, as ever,
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What is an-users?
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