RE: FLASH: The Evolution of this Mailing List

[Richard Hume]

As a part-time idiot, I salute you both for your attitude.


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] On Behalf Of Chris de

Deugd

Sent:	Thursday, 5 November 1998 11:13 am

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Subject:	Re: FLASH: The Evolution of this Mailing List


Marc Hoffman wrote:


> At 12:30 PM 11/4/98 -0600, you wrote:

> >I've noticed a definite shift in the tone and content of the messages

being

> >posted to this list recently and I don't find it very encouraging.

>

> Well, I agree it can be a bit annoying to read the same rudimentary

> question three times in a week.  But I don't want this list to appear

> closed to beginners (or to intermediate developers who have hit a stuck

> spot).  And although I have learned a lot from the manual, I don't think

> it's always written well enough or in-depth enough for my needs, and it

> even has mistakes (I'm thinking of how long it took me to discover --on

> this list!-- that you need an underscore in targeting movie levels).


Please, tell me, what is an underscore ?


> I find it reinforces my own thinking and knowledge to figure out how to

> answer a problem as clearly and simply as possible.  I do it for

enjoyment,

> and for the sake of contributing to someone else's learning.  This is an

> ethic that I see often on the Web and one that I am personally interested

> in fostering as much as possible.  In a world that can be highly

> competitive and isolating, it's nice to find places such as this list

where

> generosity is the prevailing value.

>

> I thank people like John C. and Colin who post efficient replies to basic

> questions by including links to information resources.  Wish I were more

> organized in that respect; it's one way to help folks without

> reconstructing the same answer week after week.

>

> I'm not trying to come across as a saint; I get frustrated, too, and

> occasionally I wonder how much longer this list will be useful to me.  But

> it continues to be helpful, and has forged some good relationships for me,

> too.  So my vote is for patience and cooperation.

>

> Marc Hoffman



Marc, I completely agree with your answer to Bill Wagner. I have only read

the

list for two weeks yet ( without asking any questions, mr. Wagner ) and have

already learned a great deal, from the questions as well as from the answers

and I am very grateful for the generosity that is displayed on this list.

I am an animator, I also teach animation with Flash, and I find that the

manual is clear, but never surpasses the mere basics. This can make it very

difficult to understand how you can make Flash work for you. Or what it is

capable of. The list gives more insight in many different ways, for

different

sorts of designers - and surely there's room for more Wagnerian themes ?


Chris de Deugd



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