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

[R. J. Kaplan - W3Lift]

Isn't that what wp-hackers is? I think it's a cool idea, but this  
list is just for contacting pros. Anyways, I wan't ware that there  
was an israeli wordpress group. Where can I find it?
~Rubin

On Feb 21, 2008, at 9:51 PM, Miriam Schwab wrote:

> 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-----
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> [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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