Re: Using a Newsgroup to publish and teach

Hi, Duane,

Makes sense. You'll noticed I suggested there could be another NG for this.
If MS sponsored such an animal, it would be easy to cross back and forth.
If there's a teaching with questions answered, we could reference that in
our posts, and it would be easy for users to jump to.

I don't think it would be good to add this to the existing NG. Point well
taken. But the NG format could be very useful to teach in a slightly more
formal, organized fashion. I find myself posting here in ways that are
crafted to the specific OPs needs and competencies. That's where I see an
opportunity for something different.

I'll take a look at your suggestion. Thanks.

Tom


"Duane Hookom" <duanehookom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OLK3$Z6$FHA.360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Tom,
> One other forum you might consider is www.Tek-Tips.com. They have similar
> content in their "news groups" but also have FAQs. It is also acceptable
> create threads with questions, news clips, helpful tips, or book/article
> reviews.
>
> I would rather see these newsgroups stay focused on questions and answers
> (minus the occasional advertisements).
>
> --
> Duane Hookom
> MS Access MVP
>
>
> "Tom Ellison" <tellison@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23b2t6B6$FHA.2596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Would it make any sense for me to post installments on a topic with this
>> newsgroup rather than publishing the topic in some magazine? I propose
>> to teach a bit, then answer questions, then teach a bit more. Others
>> would be welcome to contribute to the teaching.
>>
>> Would this be a waste of valuable newsgroup "space" or a violation of the
>> purpose or rules for the newsgroup? Should we petition MS for a separate
>> NG for this? A "Query Teaching" newsgroup.
>>
>> I know, just another wierd idea. Well, I'm famous for that?
>>
>> So, any interest?
>>
>> A couple of topics recently in my posts come to mind:
>>
>> - Creating crosstab-like queries with expanded capabilities
>> - The two stacks of boxes query
>> - A query to create grouping out of a set of options
>>
>> Maybe these don't mean anything yet. I think I could fix that in a
>> couple of hours!
>>
>> Any others like to contribute? Any thoughts?
>>
>> Tom Ellison
>>
>>
>
>


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