mack@uunet.uu.net (Dave Mack) (05/06/89)
watson@ames.arc.nasa.gov (John S. Watson) writes: >Look at it this way: I bet it's still faster than the Sun >Hotline! :-) --wnl ]] Actually, it's not. Turnaround on the net is about three weeks, while the Sun Hotline is still (barely) under a week. Given a similar turnaround for posted replies, we end up with a six-week delay in getting answers here. Obviously, email replies aren't as much of a problem, but that kills a fair fraction of the value of this group. I frequently see questions asked here that I would like to know the answers to, if only for future reference, but I rarely see any answers. I presume that most people recognize the long turnaround problem and reply by mail. It seems a little insane to do this, but do we need an unmoderated group for Suns, maybe comp.sys.sun.d? I'm not suggesting doing away with the moderated group, only augmenting it with an unmoderated one which will provide a faster response time at the cost of a higher noise level. Opinions? -- Dave Mack inco!mack@uunet.uu.net [[ People usually don't make follow up comments on statements that end with a smiley face ":-)". That's because they understand them for what they are: lighthearted. If the answer center has a turn around time of one week, then they have improved. They really did used to be 2+ weeks. I am facing up to some hard realities here regarding sun-spots, and I will be posting a letter about these realities soon. --wnl ]]