On Thursday 04 September 2008 10:22:11 Romeo Ninov wrote:
It's good that a newbie wants to help other newbies. As for the quality of information, I've seen people who have several years of experience give advice that was true years ago but completely wrong now. A newbie basing his information on what he learned as working for him will at least be up to date.
Anne, that's true too, but usually information and experience of newbie ever it is contemporary is not enough for resolve mid or high complexity problems. The only advantage will be for some very general notes and suggestions. And ever in this case the advise can be wrong or useless (as example - filesystems sizing)
Mid or high complexity problems are not likely to be covered in such a site, though, are they? And the advice is no more likely to be wrong than much advice I've seen from seasoned linuxers. The big problem is that it takes a while for users to get to know which particular advisors to believe. On one high-volume list I read I would never follow three quarters of the advice I see there (and no, it's not a ubuntu list), whereas there are maybe half a dozen contributors that I would trust utterly. The newbie doesn't know that.
Meanwhile, hostile reception of well-meaning efforts does put off a great many newbies, which is a real shame.
Anne