[mythtv-users] Re: So there already *is* a MythTV wiki - COOL

John Kuhn kuhn at razorsys.com
Mon May 17 11:04:55 EDT 2004


the forum is as unoffical as it can get.. i'm putting it there and the 
request of some of the users.. it will most likely die a horrible 
no-user death..

you like the mailing list? good so do I.. stick to it..

--John

Michael J. Sherman wrote:

>
> > i'm also putting in a forum system that will link off
> > the front of the wiki...
>
> Wait, a forum?  See this is where is starts to go wrong.  This is why 
> we have the mailing list archives.  How do I know that perhaps some 
> issue or problem is addressed in the mailing list if there's also the 
> possibility that it's already been discussed in the forum?
>
> So now I have to keep up with reading two different sources to make 
> sure I'm up to date with Myth happenings?
>
> Look at this from the point of view of a new user to Myth.  The steps 
> should roughly be these:
>
> 1) Download software
> 2) Read documentation (THE documentation)
> 3) If all else fails, join the mailing list (THE mailing list)
>
> See, that's it.  Pretty soon we'll be sending new users all over the 
> place, read that doc there, this doc here, that wiki thing over there, 
> try the forum, then perhaps the mailing list.  Users will just be all 
> the more confused.
>
> Am I just all out on a limb here in thinking that more does not 
> necessarily mean better?  Anyone agree with me?
>
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