Re: Let's start a php-advanced list!

I definately agree with Rasmus, seperation will only cuase migration to the advanced list anyways, you need 'advanced' users helping the 'less-advanced' users. This is the purpose of the list. Jason Rasmus Lerdorf <rasmus@php.net> wrote: > > On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Galen wrote: > > > From my earlier post, I've had a number of people email me, on and off > > list, that there isn't much in the way of an "advanced" php mailing > > list. It also sounds like at least a few people are quite interested in > > the possibility. > > > > Who runs the php official mailing lists? Can we ask them to start a > > php-advanced list? Give it a description like "Ready to take you coding > > to the next level? Got questions about high-level PHP code? This is the > > list for you." Redirect people asking questions like "What is SQL" and > > "What's wrong with this code" or "How do I <insert simple > > task>" (which > > a search in the manual would have found the function to do this) to the > > php-general list. That would leave our group free to discuss meaty > > things and really get somewhere. > > > > Anybody else interested in this type of list? > > This has come up many times before and I really don't think it will work. > Splitting advanced users from beginners means that there will be nobody to > answer the beginner questions which means they will get posted to the > advanced list where the people with the answers are. It is a > self-defeating separation. Having everyone in one big lump means that > both camps and all the camps in between learn from each other. > > The other question is who decides what is advanced? Chances are what you > think is advanced may seem trivial to me, or vice-versa. > > -Rasmus > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >