Thread: Column based on pg-general
Hi-- I'm going to start writing a periodic column to summarize threads from pg-general. There is so much good information here but the number of messages per day is overwhelming. I am hoping to pull out FAQs and little known tidbits, hints and techniques and summarize them in items in the column. The column will be published on the net, accessible to anyone. My question to you all reading and writing to pg-general is how to reference the original thread and the people asking the questions and providing information. I was thinking of using the original thread name, followed by a list of contributors to the thread either by name or email or both. All of this information is already public for anyone reading the mailing list or going through the archives. Especially those of you who contribute a lot, is this acceptable? Do you have a preference regarding name or email or both? If this is not acceptable, can you provide an alternative? Please respond either privately to elein@norcov.com or through pg-general. Thank you, Elein@norcov.com
elein <elein@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> I'm going to start writing a periodic column to summarize threads
> from pg-general.
That sounds like an excellent idea (and a lot of work ...). Thanks
for taking on the project.
> My question to you all reading and writing to pg-general is how to reference
> the original thread and the people asking the questions and providing
> information.
Why not just URLs linking to key messages in the postgres mail archives?
regards, tom lane
Thanks--we'll see how it goes. I am trolling pg-general for research for my book anyway. I'm not going to summarize everything, though. Just bits and pieces that catch my eye. It could not replace proper reading of the mailing list. Cross referencing is a great idea. However, I'm reading pg-general via email which is easier for me and I think that the cross referencing would slow the momentum I'll need to keep up. elein On Friday 08 November 2002 20:41, you wrote: > elein <elein@sbcglobal.net> writes: > > I'm going to start writing a periodic column to summarize threads > > from pg-general. > > That sounds like an excellent idea (and a lot of work ...). Thanks > for taking on the project. > > > My question to you all reading and writing to pg-general is how to > > reference the original thread and the people asking the questions and > > providing information. > > Why not just URLs linking to key messages in the postgres mail archives? > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org
I'd give Kernel Traffic, and it's cousins a look before starting anything. There are a bunch of scripts there for the taking plus a suitable place for it to live. And it'll be visible to people who'd normally never see PostgreSQL... Lee. elein <elein@sbcglobal.net> writes: > I'm going to start writing a periodic column to summarize threads > from pg-general.