[AccessD] From your friendly moderator

You have a point Jim of course, and perhaps the BOD should discuss the
structure of the lists. In the meantime a moderator can only moderate what's
there. We're pretty tolerant but until the BOD decide otherwise AccessD is
primarily for Access stuff. As I say, we're pretty tolerant, and if someone
tries to get an answer on another list and comes to AccessD as a last resort
because of its wider membership, well fine, I've done it myself, we won't
complain. We're just asking tht people try the appropriate list first.

-- Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Jim Lawrence
> Sent: 15 May 2007 21:39
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] From your friendly moderator
> 
> 
> I agree that the borders between the various lists have been 
> criss-crossed as many have been using the shot-gun approach 
> to ask and answer questions.
> 
> On the other hand much of the newer technology is morphing 
> and the strict borders are no longer realistic. Example the 
> Access list looks more like the 'Access.Net using SQL 2005' 
> list. No longer does Access just use the MDB database and 
> eventually SQL DB with .Net/Framework/Mono calls will become 
> fully incorporated.
> 
> Jim    
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Francisco Tapia
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:48 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] From your friendly moderator
> 
> Well said!
> 
> 
> On 5/14/07, Andy Lacey <andy at minstersystems.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > We seem to have let our standards slip recently regarding posting 
> > topics to the appropriate lists, and regarding cross-posting. Can I 
> > just remind everyone that we have a specific SQL-Server 
> list, one for 
> > VB, one for Visio,
> > a dba-Tech list for other IT matters, and an OT list for 
> non-IT matters
> > (see
> > http://www.databaseadvisors.com/lists/whatandhow.asp )? 
> Please make more
> > use
> > of these other lists and try to limit AccessD to Access 
> stuff. I know that
> > AccessD is the main list, but SQLServer and VB particularly 
> have many
> > members and are specifically geared to answering questions on those
> > topics.
> > If you have a question which belongs on one of the other 
> lists I urge you
> > to
> > please post it on the appropriate list first. If you don't get the
> > response
> > you're after and believe that reposting to AccessD will help then of
> > course
> > you're going to, but you should then append "(originally posted to
> > dba-xx)"
> > to your subject. This will help people who have already 
> seen the original.
> > It may even encourage wider membership of the other lists. 
> Please avoid
> > the
> > scatter-gun approach of just posting the same question 
> straight away to
> > all
> > of the lists. This generates wasted bandwidth, is a 
> particular irritant
> > for
> > those on multiple lists and uses up storage in our archive. 
> Many thanks
> > for
> > your co-operation.
> >
> > -- Andy Lacey
> > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
> >
> >
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