[D-community-discuss] current status / plan update

[Chris Lale]

Holger Levsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wednesday 07 March 2007 12:04, Chris Lale wrote:
>   
>> Yes, I could create a mailing list. I think that it would be better to
>> wait until there is a core of people willing to monitor it and provide
>> guidance. At present, this function is served by the "Questions" section
>> on NewbieDOC. There is not much traffic.
>>     
>
> I see. Is this function visible on the webpage?
>   

Yes. The navigation menus link "Questions" to 
http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Questions. On that page there is a "new 
question" link. Feel free to have a go!

>   
>> Using this as a model, perhaps a D-c forum that includes a newbie
>> section would be the way forward?
>>     
>
> Have you looked at the http://forums.debian.net ? It has >9000 users already. 
> On the d-c.org site there are also links to a german (>18000 users) and a 
> portuguese (>1000 users) forums.
>
> I'd prefer to point users to those forums, rather then to setup our own. If 
> they dont have a newbie-forum, then I suggest to add one there :)
>
>
>   

I can't find anything newbie-like there!


-- 
Chris.