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Author: Ben Bullock Date: May 12, 2008 06:35
On Mon, 12 May 2008 02:41:43 -0700, Philluminati wrote:
> Honestly, what is the point of posting this? It really doesn't help.
I find the FAQ posts quite helpful. It is a reminder of the contents for
everyone, and also a chance to check and keep the FAQ information up to
date.
> It
> makes the newsgroup harder to read and they are never relevant.
Actually they are often relevant. There are often questions asked here
(such as the recent thread from today) which are in the Perl FAQ.
> It's basically spam.
That's exaggeration.
> If the person doesn't google the question before posting
> then they sure as hell aren't going to search the group.
Perhaps we can hope for improvement though. If it isn't worth trying to
educate people, then why even bother with the newsgroup?
> So unless the
> correct answer to the question is on the groups active discussion page,
> it really is a waste of space and bandwidth.
Space and bandwidth are quite cheap these days. One five minute Youtube
video probably uses more space and bandwidth than a year of the Perl FAQ.
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