[Bioperl-l] directing questions to the list via the module template

[Chris Fields]

Spammer!

;>

Actually, I think I blasted that person for saying that (and not-so- 
gently pointed out the unsubscribe link).  Just can't remember if I  
did it on or off-list.  It's a dev list, what was s/he thinking?

chris

On Feb 20, 2009, at 9:27 AM, Mauricio Herrera Cuadra wrote:

> It'll be fun to see if someone in the bioperl-guts@ list calls you  
> 'spammer' after the massive commit. I got that once :P
>
> Mark A. Jensen wrote:
>> Ok- Here's the text I'll add to relevant modules:
>> <<<<<
>> # Please direct questions and support issues to <bioperl-l at bioperl.org 
>> >
>> #
>> =====
>> # Cared for by...
>> and a new =head2 under FEEDBACK:
>> <<<<<
>> =head2 Support
>> Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:\
>> L<bioperl-l at bioperl.org>
>> rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and
>> reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly
>> address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem
>> with code and data examples if at all possible.
>> =====
>> this between "Mailing Lists" and "Reporting Bugs".
>> I will also update the templates in bioperl.lisp, if that's cool  
>> with Heikki-
>> cheers,
>> MAJ
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Fields" <cjfields at illinois.edu 
>> >
>> To: "Hilmar Lapp" <hlapp at gmx.net>
>> Cc: "Mark A. Jensen" <maj at fortinbras.us>; "bioperl list" <Bioperl-l at lists.open-bio.org 
>> >
>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:19 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Bioperl-l] directing questions to the list via the  
>> module template
>>> Same here.  Shouldn't be too hard to do.
>>>
>>> -chris
>>>
>>> On Feb 19, 2009, at 9:45 PM, Hilmar Lapp wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sounds certainly good to me. -hilmar
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 19, 2009, at 10:34 PM, Mark A. Jensen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Core -
>>>>> It seems like the off-list questions come (not unreasonably)  
>>>>> from  the the line
>>>>>
>>>>> # Cared for by P. Hacker <ph at bugfree.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> which is right at the top of most modules. In the FEEDBACK pod   
>>>>> section,
>>>>> bioperl-l is mentioned in the context of "comments",  
>>>>> "suggestions",  and
>>>>> "General discussion", but the issue of support isn't explicitly   
>>>>> mentioned.
>>>>>
>>>>> Should the template look more like
>>>>>
>>>>> # Please direct questions and support issues to bioperl-l at lists.open-bio.org
>>>>> # Maintained by P. Hacker ph at bugfree.com
>>>>>
>>>>> with the support issue reiterated in the FEEDBACK section?
>>>>>
>>>>> I would be willing to work on an update of the trunk if the idea
>>>>> sounds good to all.
>>>>> MAJ
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Bioperl-l mailing list
>>>>> Bioperl-l at lists.open-bio.org
>>>>> http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/bioperl-l
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> ===========================================================
>>>> : Hilmar Lapp  -:-  Durham, NC  -:-  hlapp at gmx dot net :
>>>> ===========================================================
>>>>
>>>>
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