Newsgroup - another try?
One reason not to convert the r-help mailing list into a newsgroup: Newsgroups are not accesible in all countries. Kjetil Halvorsen
Pesl Thomas wrote:
As nobody seems to answer my request, I simply post it again. Is there any reason why the r-help-mailinglist should not be converted to a newsgroup? These were the advantages of a newsgroup I mentioned earlier: -) you can easily search the archives -) the discussion is faster (I experience that the R-mailinglist has a lag of about 1 to 2 hours (not for everyone!!!). When I ask a question, I get sometimes a rather quick response by direct mail, but I recieve my own question and the answers about 1 to 2 hours later). Hence it is not possible for all to participate in a discussion. -) a newsgroup allows you to order the messages in threads, so you can easily follow the discussion. Now I find that my lag is increasing (up to 4 hours). I do not believe that there would be any sense for me in replying on a question, when there have already replied some other people (what I do not know at that time). But maybe it would make because nobody has replied yet. How should I know? Thomas Pesl -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
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