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Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users

From Paul Sutton <zleap@disroot.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users
Date 2019-03-22 17:40 +0100
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On 22/03/2019 15:31, deb wrote:
> Hello folks:
>
>
> For someone trying to pull Windows (and Mac) users into Linux
> does anyone have:
>
>
> Preferred other email lists, for new users?
>
> Perhaps more basic than this one?
>
> There are forums, but the emails are a good way to work too.
>
>
> Thanks!
>

Why not direct them here,  just perhaps set up their e-mail client so
that all e-mails are sent to a folder,  that way the main inbox doesn't
get full of e-mail from here, as there can be quite a lot at times.  
Maybe teach them how to watch specific threads,  so they post a
question, when it arrives in their inbox from the list, tag it to watch.

I suggest this, as it is the main list for Debian,  plus I am not a full
expert but can still help with some stuff,  and happy to do so. 

Also new users asking questions here can highlight specific issues,  a
task that should (and is considered simple, by developers or more
experienced users) may not be,  and may need looking in to as to how
that task can be made less complex (if that makes sense) or explained
differently.

Sometimes when new users and developers (including documentation
editors) can communicate good things happen.  if may also help us
develop good documentation too, as even writing that can throw up
questions.  

Paul

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Other lists? Fire support for new users deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-22 16:40 +0100
  Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users Paul Sutton <zleap@disroot.org> - 2019-03-22 17:40 +0100
    (Paul) Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-22 18:20 +0100
      Re: (Paul) Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users Jim Popovitch <jim@k4vqc.com> - 2019-03-22 18:40 +0100
        Re: (Paul) Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-22 18:50 +0100
          Re: (Paul) Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users Jim Popovitch <jim@k4vqc.com> - 2019-03-22 19:10 +0100
            Re: (Paul) Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-03-22 20:00 +0100
    Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2019-03-22 20:00 +0100
  Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2019-03-23 00:40 +0100

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