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Re: Trouble in Java land

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Julian)
Wed Apr 3 17:54:46 1996

Date:         Wed, 3 Apr 1996 17:32:03 -0500
Reply-To: Java Interest <JAVA-INTEREST@JAVASOFT.COM>
From: Julian <jkmissig@VOICENET.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list JAVA-INTEREST
              <JAVA-INTEREST@JAVASOFT.COM>

Kursad Keskinege wrote:
>
> On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, Michael Mehrle wrote:
>
> > Hellooo Sun, get the message!!
> >
> > Even the creators of the language are fed up with this sorry excuse for a
> > mailing list. And Arthur is not the only one contemplating with getting off
> > the list. However, the e-mail below really alarmed me, since Athur's advice
> > - as one of the founders of the language - has been invaluable to the
> > development of our Java community.
> >
> > Can't we just work together a little to give this alias back its purpose?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> people,
> this is true nature of this kind of topics in the net.
> Solutions to this problem for several days are as follows:
> 1. moderate the list. needs a good volunteer.
> 2. put the rules, and apply them to all of the users, such as:
>         a) send mails in topics, like
>                 INFO: for your info, announcement of a new site
>                 SUMMARY: java window error
>                 QUESTION: awt class documnetation
>         topics can be extended when needed to..
>         b) do not send any answers to questions directly to the list.
> rather use, direct mail. But the question asker MUST summarize everything
> and send in a SUMMARY file.
>
> please think about it, before continuing to discuss java, and exchange
> info, we must rearrange the list to make Hoff to come back.
>
> best wishes,
> Kursad Keskinege, Ege                                    kursad@ege.edu.tr
> Network Group, EgeNET Services Coordinator           http://www.ege.net.tr
> KIDLINK WWW Coordinator                             http://www.kidlink.org
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        I like your idea, but I think that people SHOULD reply the
answers to the list because some other people might want to know the
answers. So, there should also be a topic: ANSWER:

        Just my thoughts........


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