[Haskell-cafe] Maintaining the community

[Jim Burton]

Jules Bean wrote:
> 
> Jim Burton wrote:
>> Very timely! It's sad that haskell-cafe has so much noise now.
> 
> I disagree with that characterisation. I don't mean to be pedantic, but 
> I don't think haskell-cafe has lots of noise. I think it has lots of 
> signal! Quite different.
> 
> 
I think you're right actually. I was exaggerating the problem due to having
woken up as a bad tempered spartan.


> [...]
> 
>  > One way of protecting the community is to protect this list from
> drowning
>  > in noise and being a bit rough with newbies who don't do any research
> at
>  > all before asking is perfectly acceptable in my view.
> 
> I disagree with that on two separate levels:
> 
> (a) I don't think being rough with newbies is the right response.
> (b) I also don't think it would achieve the goal you state. Being rough 
> with one newbie will not, in my experience, particularly prevent the 
> next question asked by the next newbie :)
> 
> All IMHO, obviously.
> 
> Jules
> 
> 
You notice I said "people who do no research at all"? It might be unfriendly
and counter to the way things happen here, but I think the most helpful
response is to tell them to do some research.

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