What is on Your Mind?

@ huntreilly25, I agree. I think some well explained tutorials that explain concepts along with some hands on exercises could be very helpful to new users.

I think this forum lacks fun. If people can come here and enjoy themselves while still keeping the purpose of a technical forum it would bring more regular users. I think some contests and challenges (such as the first person to come up with a script or program to do x) targeted at different skill levels that reward bits could make the community more fun.

I think the bits are a great idea. I think the concept should be expanded by creating more places to spend bits.

Thats my 2 cents.

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I just thought of something else. I think we could create an employment section for employers to post UNIX related openings and registered users to post their resumes and send them to posted opening.

I'm not sure how technically feasible this is because I have never worked with vB but if it is, its something to consider.

Ugh.

Not fun? What do you call the Shell Programming and Scripting forum? People who are attracted to this site probably either want answers, not fun, or they derive more pleasure from technical quests than from spinning the prize wheel.

Also, I've had some unrelated experiences that make me wary of concern over fun.

I wasn't referring to a prize wheel. I was referring to technical challenges such as write a program in C to do this. Or something along the lines of: without using any modules write perl code to do xyz.

I agree. I find these forums very fun and so do many others because we minimize gossip, chit-chat, and focus on the technology in the absence of bullying found in so many other forums and email list.

For many of us, facts and low chit-chat are much more fun!

This is not "The Gossip Channel" or "The Entertainment Network"

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That goes to show you that "fun" is relative!

I think writing code without modules is a waste of time and not fun at all!

Another person might just love it!

Just an idea, maybe not increasing, but potentially strengthening the community: an IRC chat. I'd say 2 channels, one for quick technical questions (eg. "How can I filter on the second column using awk"), one for "chitter-chatter".

Hosted either on a private server (pros: more control, less chance of a channel-takeover; cons: no real redundancy) or on one of the established networks (freenode/IRCnet/...) (pros: established infrastructure, nick registration; cons: less control).

Would/could we have an agreement with say HP that on their scripting help page - IT Resource Center forums - languages and scripting - they provide a link to our main page.

In return, on our HP forum we provide a link to their main page - http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/...o?familyId=117

Just to assist the user community in utilizing resources to help solve their issues.

ok i know im new as in signing up yesterday
every thing looks to geek
you need a real life form
like i need help with a video / picture can you help me
the everyday things we all need
this did not work out of the box kind of thing
you have every thing set your way too geek
how about is there something we can help you with ask here
my sound does not work how can i fix it
my webcam dont work
just the every day things that go wrong
and the list goes on an on

most of you have some windows
i only have a open mind an opened doors