Re: getting started

Pardon me for being thick but what is this newsgroup actually for?!

I read the groups with Outlook and when it checked for new messages I got a
box saying that new newsgroups were available.
I would imagine that anyone else who uses Outlook would get the same
message.

LJ

"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> wow! cool group, well done, James!
>
> > before we kick off on the actual evangelism ideas, we
> > need to first look at getting this list publicised, and
> > having people starting to drift to it.
>
> hmm, for publicity, i think a posting on the main page of php.net/zend.com
would be sufficient, together with a post to php.* newsgroups.
>
> this would ensure that only people intrested in php will be exposed to
this list.
>
> > We need to decide on....
>
> My humble suggestions
>
> > a: do we announce this? where?
>
> php.net/zend.com main page + active php.* newsgroups
>
> > b: what pages it should be listed on on php.net
>
> could it be a new section? together with faq | support, etc
> it could be catagorised with "success stories" or "case studies"
>
> > c: what procedures, if any, we have for email
> > acceptance/rejection.
>
> as in (b), we could set up a form on the page for people to fill in, and
placed in a queue (something like bugs.php.net) and wait for authorised
personal to approve it(and maybe check the language in the meantime), once
approved, it'll show on the main evangelist page.
>
> just some suggestions :)
> david