Re: [Computerbank] solving the conundrum of the bush

[Da Moose <moose@bovine.artificial-stupidity.net>]

Believe me Greg the clients have no qualms about asking questions all the
time even after they get home.:)

Pen

On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Greg White wrote:

> A help list for all of Australia, may work, but are all the groups using the
> same distribution?  And I think that you need a Help for Volunteers list,
> separate to the Help for Don't Know Linux or Computers.  Just for
> psychological reasons. If it is a list of people asking only simple green
> problems (that everybody knows), then the clients will feel good about
> piping up and asking questions, and solving their problems, in a group of
> equals.   But if you bundle them in with the volunteer helpers list, then
> they become worried that everybody will think that they are stupid, or think
> that they are too stupid to learn, and all that sort of negative stuff.
> 
> greg
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bruce McCubbery <brucemcc@melbpc.org.au>
> To: <computerbank@lists.linux.org.au>
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 9:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [Computerbank] solving the conundrum of the bush
> 
> 
> >
> > Yes Greg I do think others at Cbk VIC have looked at this support, etc
> long
> > and hard. Your suggestion(s) will however help them move ahead on it again
> > though, it's likely.
> >
> > IN FACT if we were able to set up what you were talking about, we only
> need
> > ONE of them for ALL of Australia, don't we?
> >
> > Looking at the three tiers of LUV and heeding your comment that "our
> > clients would feel like fish out of water on these lists and be overawed
> by
> > the skill level", what might be an add-on that completed the package?
> >
> > Isn't there a need/opportunity for some proselytisers for the
> > Linux/Computerbank Way to begin a first stage list that comes before even
> > the LUV Beginners level? Something like a "So you've just heard of Linux
> or
> > Computernak and want to ask some questions?" list?
> >
> > With good-hearted people of persisting patience, that'd work for those who
> > already have access to the Internet from somewhere, wouldn't it? Just set
> > up another list which such people would join and -- as it all evolved --
> > develop a Q&A for newbies coming in. In the process evolving the whole
> > package?
> >
> > IMPORTANTLY this also could be open to anyone anywhere in Oz, not being a
> > job for any particular Linux or Computerbank group but all of us together?
> >
> > Regards, Bruce
> >
> >
> > At 08:09 6/01/02 +1100, Greg White wrote:
> > >the LUV group, operate at least three lists. LUV Beginners, LUV
> > >talk, and just 'LUV'.
> > >And generally speaking I would think that Computerbank clients would feel
> > >like fish out of water on these lists, and be overawed by the skill
> level.
> > >These lists they would be encouraged to join once up to speed a bit.
> >
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