Posted by Osiris on 12/13/06 23:08

On 13 Dec 2006 05:13:31 -0800, "Moot"
<mootmail-googlegroups@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Osiris wrote:
>> Probably a forum is good for a smaller group of developers, but the
>> regular user, encountering a problem, wants the speed and prliferation
>> of Usenet.
>
>I would actually argue that the "regular" joomla user probably doesn't
>have a clue what Usenet is or how to get to it. Most people who use a
>package like Joomla just want a quick and easy way to make a website
>with a lot of nifty features. For people like them, a forum is perfect
>because it's what they're used to (and you can make sticky topics for
>the most common questions). It would actually be the more serious
>developers writing new modules or adapting Joomla code to a specific
>purpose who would be more apt to use Usenet, and for them, a simple
>'developer' section of the forum would serve just as well.
>
>> I think Usenet can contribute significantly in the spreading of the
>> Word, by just being there and being easy to find.
>
>Do you regularly poke around looking for new usenet groups? I know I

as a developer I indeed regularly do. I go there to find out what a
plant is I saw on my hikes, I go there for.... you name it.
For me it is a central place to question...


>don't. How would it be easier to find? What could be more intuitive
>than: "I need help with XXX for Joomla. I know, I'll check the
>website. Oh look, there's a support section with a forum!"

You first have to find the web site. I know I find the usenet groups A
LOT FASTER than on the www.
First you google, with what keyword ? then a zillion hits appear on
the screen, youhave to guess which site would be the right wone. Hope
there is a forum. then you have to register, and the confirmation
e-mail does not appear, of 10 minutes later.

Or:

Start Agent, click to the search function, type Joomla. Only one hit.
Put the group up and load the messages. voila.

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