Am 03. Apr, 2009 schwätzte Alan Dayley so: > On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Bryan O'Neal wrote: >> Same here. I also filter out topical subjects I have little to no interest >> in. > > The problem with filters is they are not newbie friendly. We should be pushing new people towards the applications list. > One of the goals of this group (I think) is to spread Linux use into > "non-geek" computer neophytes. People who just use computers without > wanting or caring to know how they work. Making filters in Outlook > Express or whatever is not really that hard. But, I can tell you from > experience, some doctors, lawyers, executives and stay-at-home parents > simply will not spend the little brain power it takes to understand a > filter. Exactly who we want on the applications list rather than neck deep in geek speak on this list :). Maybe we should think of the applications list as our PR list. ciao, der.hans -- # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ # "The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the # people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - # lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." --Patrick Henry