Re: getting started

Pardon me for being thick but what is this newsgroup actually for?! I read the groups with Outlook and when it checked for new messages I got a box saying that new newsgroups were available. I would imagine that anyone else who uses Outlook would get the same message. LJ "David" <david@postboy.net> wrote in message news:20020128120914.24960.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > wow! cool group, well done, James! > > > before we kick off on the actual evangelism ideas, we > > need to first look at getting this list publicised, and > > having people starting to drift to it. > > hmm, for publicity, i think a posting on the main page of php.net/zend.com would be sufficient, together with a post to php.* newsgroups. > > this would ensure that only people intrested in php will be exposed to this list. > > > We need to decide on.... > > My humble suggestions > > > a: do we announce this? where? > > php.net/zend.com main page + active php.* newsgroups > > > b: what pages it should be listed on on php.net > > could it be a new section? together with faq | support, etc > it could be catagorised with "success stories" or "case studies" > > > c: what procedures, if any, we have for email > > acceptance/rejection. > > as in (b), we could set up a form on the page for people to fill in, and placed in a queue (something like bugs.php.net) and wait for authorised personal to approve it(and maybe check the language in the meantime), once approved, it'll show on the main evangelist page. > > just some suggestions :) > david