"Richard A.Schulman" wrote:
> 
> It's customary for new subscribers to a mailing list to
> immediately get several introductory posts: how to suspend
> while on vacation, how to unsubscribe, list etiquette, etc.
> The User Survey email fits comfortably within that tradition
> and is very well designed IMHO.
> 
> BUT, given the growing volume of email posts to the Ruby
> email list, I think a division of labor between the list and
> and the newsgroup comp.lang.ruby will soon become a
> necessity. At that point, I would suggest that the
> *newsgroup* orient toward those mostly interested in
> mastering current Ruby and using it to accomplish day-to-day
> tasks (the "users"). The *mailing list* would orient itself
> toward those interested in enhancing Ruby, its libraries,
> and extensions (the "developers" of Ruby).
> 
> Richard Schulman

Or spin off another newsgroup (development? advocacy? whatever) and keep
mail lists assigned to each.  My news server doesn't carry the
newsgroup, so if we get into a content difference based on mail vs.
news, either way you do it I'll be missing out on something.