Thread: the time for pgsql-starting@postgresql.org has come?

All, (boring mail ahead)

   Writing here to get in contact with major people. Recently, with the new Windows port, and a great massive reception of the new release, I've noticed that too many threads are being sent to pgsql-admin regarding:

"How do I install"
"How do I backup"
"What is initdb"

etc.

   The point is that I am wondering about the need of a new mailing list, to isolate these cases, and give them a better support, before "upgrading" into a list like the admin one.

   A big distance between some threads and the ones that I mention already exists, and I wonder about a few orphan threads, without any kind of reply, because they are "silly" or the help was not properly requested.

   pgsql-starting seems to be a good way to isolate this threads and get a better idea of the common problems on getting started with postgresql.
Recording / analyzing these threads could lead after into a better experience in the future, or the chance to understand who are these starters (profiles,background,etc). 

   And I would kindly put some time there.

  My 5 cents (more than 2 ;) )

Best regards,
g.-

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"Adopting the position that you are smarter than an automaticoptimization algorithm is generally a good way to achieve lessperformance, not more" - Tom Lane.

Guido Barosio wrote:
> All, (boring mail ahead)
>
>    Writing here to get in contact with major people. Recently, with the
> new Windows port, and a great massive reception of the new release, I've
> noticed that too many threads are being sent to pgsql-admin regarding:
>
> "How do I install"
> "How do I backup"
> "What is initdb"
>
> etc.
>
>    The point is that I am wondering about the need of a new mailing
> list, to isolate these cases, and give them a better support, before
> "upgrading" into a list like the admin one.
>
>    A big distance between some threads and the ones that I mention
> already exists, and I wonder about a few orphan threads, without any
> kind of reply, because they are "silly" or the help was not properly
> requested.
>
>    pgsql-starting seems to be a good way to isolate this threads and get
> a better idea of the common problems on getting started with postgresql.
> Recording / analyzing these threads could lead after into a better
> experience in the future, or the chance to understand who are these
> starters (profiles,background,etc).
>
>    And I would kindly put some time there.
>
>   My 5 cents (more than 2 ;) )
>
> Best regards,
> g.-
>
> --
> "Adopting the position that you are smarter than an
> automaticoptimization algorithm is generally a good way to achieve
> lessperformance, not more" - Tom Lane.

Might be more useful to sift the various questions and answers and add
them to the FAQ.
More obvious pointers of where to go to find the FAQ might also help
reduce the volume of those questions.

Guido Barosio <gbarosio@gmail.com> writes:
>    The point is that I am wondering about the need of a new mailing
>    list,

There's already pgsql-novice.

            regards, tom lane

gbarosio sighs!

cheers,
g.-




--
"Adopting the position that you are smarter than an automaticoptimization algorithm is generally a good way to achieve lessperformance, not more" - Tom Lane.