AVR-Chat

I didn't mean to suggest that more screening or more evaluation of people's
contribution should occur, I just wanted to say that it was the only way I
could think of the address the behavior.

I understand how much work it can be to start and moderate a group and I am
nothing but grateful to David who took all of this work on for the benefit
of others.  I'm way too lazy to even think about taking on all of this work
myself.  Besides, with all the AVR users on this list, I'd probably have to
mail donuts out to people just to get them to join my list.

Maybe I was just feeling too charitable to the poor newbie who might be
intimidated when I first posted.  Seeing the next few days of requests for
others to write code mostly cured me of that so I think I should just drop
this topic.

I'm still chewing on the pointers I got on my PWM problem so I should get
back to work.  My first real hardware arrived yesterday and it doesn't work
so its not like I should be on line anyway.

-----Original Message-----
From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of David VanHorn
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:46 AM
To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] Re: Interrupt Service Routine for Atmega 16:
Homework

> I've been thinking about it and I don't think I have a solution either.  I
> thought that maybe the group should be limited to professionals and
> qualified hobbyists.

You're always free to start your own group.. I started AVR-Chat when I
got mad at the original AVR mailing list moderator.
But too many lists dilutes things.

> Does that mean an on-line quiz you have to pass to
> join?  Does it mean you need to provide the moderator with a resume before
> being allowed to join?  Maybe each new subscriber should just get an auto
> email that explains what they can/can't expect from the group and what
> they're expected to contribute.  If you're not answering questions at
least
> in 30% of your posts, you get put on read only status.  Maybe all new
users
> should be read only for a month or two.  That would at least weed out
those
> who join a week before the final project is due.

And be a LOT more work for the moderators.


> After a few weeks of being on this list, I think I'm losing patience with
> the people that just ask for code too so I can understand being short with
> the umpteenth request to do free work for people.

Speaking for myself, I don't mind newbie questions, at least something
like "I'm having trouble with X, I've read the manual, etc.."
The ones that are like "can someone send me code for this project", or
"I need information on all microcontrollers"... Those are the annoying
ones.

But I understand that when you're getting started, that it can be
difficult to find the right way to frame the questions.

> Sorry for the longwinded answer.  I'm afraid the only concrete thing in it
> is to restrict the list and I don't know if there is any interest in that.

We already restrict it to what we think is reasonable. Note the volume
of spam you get from this list.


 
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