[Freeswitch-users] Asking a Question (a.k.a. Gabe must be getting old)

[Gabriel Gunderson]

On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Michael Collins <msc at freeswitch.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Gabriel Gunderson <gabe at gundy.org> wrote:
>>
>> This should be required reading before posting questions to the list:
>>
>> http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#intro
>>
> +1 - this is actually very handy

This is a better response to my email than I was expecting. I worried
that people would think I was grumbling about nothing. The truth is,
the mailing list archives is one of the best sources of information
about FreeSWITCH. This valuable resource gets diluted with noise
threads where people ask questions that a quick google would resolve.

The other aspect that has me thinking about participation on the list
is, the value of the audience's time. I thought I hear that there were
6,000 people on this list. If everyone takes 30 seconds to read a
single lame question, that's 50 hrs of time spent. The best way you
can show you respect your peers and the value they bring to the
community is to not waste their time.

Anyway, friends, I'm done ranting for a bit :) Again, thanks to
everyone who makes community participation so valuable!


Kind regards,
Gabe