[wp-pro] A Modest Proposal: creating a more exciting WP mailing list

[Miriam Schwab]

I personally would like to see this list become a little bit more...alive.
Right now it's quiet for a few days and then someone sends out a request for
work, and then silence.

I'm on a few amazing mailing lists on a variety of topics, including the
Israeli WordPress Google group, and these lists are really active and useful
because people help each other out.

Basically, the lists become a type of community where people post requests
for advice, and lots of people respond to the list with their answers.

For example, this week someone on the Israeli WordPress list desperately
needed a way to enable his users to have comments turn up in his search
results. So I responded with a recommendation for the Search Everything
Plugin. Two minutes investment on my part, he got his answer, and maybe
others found that plugin useful too.

For those of you who don't want to spend time helping others since you don't
get anything out of it, I have news for you: you do get something out of it:

1. You help build up a vibrant community so that when you need assistance or
have a question, you have someplace to turn.
2. If you put your signature in every response, you can build up your
reputation as an expert in the field.

Just an idea.

Miriam
www.wordpressgarage.com




-----Original Message-----
From: wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com
[mailto:wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of PJ Brunet
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:26 PM
To: wp-pro at lists.automattic.com
Subject: [wp-pro] Re: wp-pro Digest, Vol 32, Issue 14


I've been on the list much longer and you're right, it's like a tech support
list but with a little money involved.  You won't find complex/interesting
work on this list, there's no sign of that changing yet.  It's always "I'm
stuck on an install" or "my plugins are broken" and you're right about the
ever-popular "should be simple to fix" comments.  

You never see, "I have this new idea, I want to hack Wordpress to do xyz."
or "I want to use Wordpress to browse my database of widgets." or "I need a
custom stats plugin to track the performance of xyz."  I have a feeling that
kind of work is out there, just not on this list.  

PJ


>    I've  subscribed  to  this  list  for  a  month.  It's
> funny.  
>    So  many  cheapskates  that  want  to  pay  fast  food  wages
> 
>    for  tech  skills  they  obviously  lack  themselves.  Every
> other  post
>    says  "shouldn't  take  more  than  10  minutes"  or  "it's
> basic,  but  I
>    don't  have  the  time  myself"  or  some  such  malarkey.
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