On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 7:38 AM, maina <
dmaishe@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Phares for waking "us" up!
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Phares Kariuki <
pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Just a quick note. We have over 1,000 people on this list. Before you ask
>> a question kindly consider:
>>
>> Would Google have been easier? When you post a question that could have
>> been Googled, you force everyone on the list to look at your email, whether
>> or not you have responded, in the grand scheme of things, you have wasted
>> more time, just that you have transferred the problem to someone else.
>> Is it in the core focus of the list? The question has been asked as to
>> whether items that 'Skunkworks Members' use outside of tech qualify as on
>> topic? No. We have cars, they are off topic. Allowing conversation that is
>> out of the lists core focus is opening up a rabbit hole that can lead to
>> social questions e.g. when is the best time for a 'techie to get married'
>> can be deemed as 'useful for the techie' but really... etc etc.
>> Your grammar. Much as 'SMS' speak is endearing to the 'teens' and mixing
>> of languages (Sheng, Engsh, whatever the variety), you fail to communicate
>> effectively when you use the mixture.
>>
>> Has it been asked before? Just a sample, the following threads have been
>> seen tirelessly:
>>
>> Best home internet connection - Always a gambit between Access @ Home
>> (Reliable) and Zuku (cost), Safaricom, Orange
>> Android or Apple - Both Tablets and Phones - A choice between the two in
>> terms of development and purchase
>> Which is the best company for internship's
>> Safaricom or Zain - Rants on both and benefits of both.
>>
>> One more thing OT posts had a moratorium (and still do) for a very good
>> reason, the noise levels on the list are getting unbearable. Deciding to
>> 'change the tag' does a disservice to all. If you have a look at the
>> threads, they have had repetitive content.
>> What then is the ideal content on the list?
>>
>> Some support - If it's actually *not* easier to Google.
>> Technical discussions (healthy).
>> Projects people are working on.
>> 'State of the nation' - What's going on in the technology space.
>> Events that are of benefit to the community.
>> Policy discussions.
>>
>> Please, let us not have threads on selling items etc. While at some point
>> the ads may have been useful, at this point they are letting the list
>> degenerate into a marketplace.
>> My thoughts on the way forward.
>> --
>> With Regards,
>>
>> Phares Kariuki
>>
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