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From: povray org admin team
Subject: Re: question about the newsgroups
Date: 17 Apr 1999 11:48:13
Message: <37189ee6.19500406@news.povray.org>
"Tom Melly" <tom### [at] aolcom> wrote:

>which of the newsgroups are considered the most appropriate for asking for
>help or information. General has a nice informal feel and it seems a shame
>to clutter it up with too many pleas and questions. Newbies is always an
>option, but it would be muddying the waters to ask about matrix, vnormalize
>and such-like. Tutorials looks like the best bet, judging from the posts,
>but the title implies something else (although admittedly similiar).

This is a good question - we need a group for advanced users. So, if you get
new groups you will see a group called 'povray.advanced-users'.


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From: Margus Ramst
Subject: Re: question about the newsgroups
Date: 17 Apr 1999 21:49:21
Message: <37192c11.0@news.povray.org>
povray.org admin team wrote in message
<37189ee6.19500406@news.povray.org>...
>
>This is a good question - we need a group for advanced users. So, if you
get
>new groups you will see a group called 'povray.advanced-users'.

Hmm, interesting move. But if I qualify, I'm all for it ;)

Margus


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From: Steve
Subject: Re: question about the newsgroups
Date: 18 Apr 1999 09:30:03
Message: <3719CE4C.ACADE9E4@ndirect.co.uk>
Interesting idea.

But probably what you will get is all the new people, coming over
to the advanced group because they know that there will be people
there who will know the answers, and spoon feed them.

I don't like elitism, and feel that the general feeling within
the wider POV community would be that we tend to be a very
cosmopolitan bunch, and the misture of ideas, between all the
different aspects adds a freshness that you probably wouldn't
find elsewhere.  Carving the groups up would probably drain some
of this freshness and give the place more of a school feel, where
students are split up into groups just to make them easier to
supervis.

Just my 2p worth.

Cheers
Steve 

povray.org admin team wrote:
> 
> "Tom Melly" <tom### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> 
> >which of the newsgroups are considered the most appropriate for asking for
> >help or information. General has a nice informal feel and it seems a shame
> >to clutter it up with too many pleas and questions. Newbies is always an
> >option, but it would be muddying the waters to ask about matrix, vnormalize
> >and such-like. Tutorials looks like the best bet, judging from the posts,
> >but the title implies something else (although admittedly similiar).
> 
> This is a good question - we need a group for advanced users. So, if you get
> new groups you will see a group called 'povray.advanced-users'.


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From: Phil Clute
Subject: Re: question about the newsgroups
Date: 17 Apr 1999 23:06:42
Message: <37193FA0.4847AE79@tiac.net>
<HTML>
I could use a group called  povray.4dummies
<BR>In this group you can't use any big words, and
<BR>everything is explained in layman's terms. If an
<BR>important point is made that I need to remember,
<BR>there should be a cute little icon next to it of a string
<BR>tied around a finger.
<BR> 
<BR> 

<P>--
<BR>...coffee?...yes please! extra sugar,extra cream...Thank you.
<BR> </HTML>


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From: Bob Hughes
Subject: Re: question about the newsgroups
Date: 18 Apr 1999 02:08:52
Message: <371968B1.261ECA7@aol.com>
I wonder if "Advanced" might include P-R users of old like me despite my
shortcomings. Well, I'll just subscribe and figure it out later, same as
everything else.


Phil Clute wrote:
> 
> I could use a group called  povray.4dummies
> In this group you can't use any big words, and
> everything is explained in layman's terms. If an
> important point is made that I need to remember,
> there should be a cute little icon next to it of a string
> tied around a finger.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> ...coffee?...yes please! extra sugar,extra cream...Thank you.
> 

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