[PLUG] Where to ask strange Linux questions?

wes plug at the-wes.com
Fri Oct 28 09:24:42 UTC 2016


On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 1:09 AM, Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:

> On 10/27/2016 5:26 PM, wes wrote:
> > superuser.com and serverfault.com have a culture similar to what you
> > describe.
>
> Don't know whether to laugh or cry, but no to both ;<
> But it does illustrate a recurrent problem, usually classed as
> having posed
> an "XY Problem".
>
> May I quote my original post ;/
> "Is there a mailing list or USENET forum with a culture that ..."
>              ^^^^^^^^^^^^    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Avoidance of web based fora was the primary reason for my
> carefully chosen
> phrasing. Also I suspect the "voting for 'best' answer" aspect
> might be
> counter-productive. Some of the most useful responses I've
> received have been from responses to side issues raised by others
> that had a life of their own. Does that make sense? ???


if you limit your sources of information, you limit the information
available to you. your reasoning for avoiding these resources is not
logical, though that is certainly your right.

I hope you find what you're looking for.

-wes



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