[Wine] RFD: create new list and forum 'wine-newbies'

[Dan Kegel]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 3:53 AM, oiaohm <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:
> Been thinking.  Something critical in the forum is missing....
> Welcome message is too hidden.
> http://wiki.winehq.org/ForumGuidelines << contents in a direct stick message at top.
> Far more effective.   Experience from other forums don't expect people to read rules
> of forum on second link in.   Even a virtual post at top is more effective.

>  Other thing documentation of wine needs a lot of work.
> You want rid of them lets make it simple.  Good documentation reduces it.
> Good redirection to good documentation also reduce it....
>
>  No point thinking about splitting until you have attempted to reduce.
> Since one day you will need good traffic reduce method might as well
> sort them out now.  Still the same comment get use it.
> Basically meaning find the problems and fix them.

Well said.  I'm all for putting an effective FAQ system, one natural to
the forum users, in place for the forum.  That's probably the
single most useful thing we could do right now.

Anyone want to take the lead on that?
- Dan