Re: Reinventing the wheel on a path to deeper learning

[Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc>]

Matt-

The Program Committee is definitely aware of the imbalance towards
complexity in topics. We have been working on some ways to try and bring
back more '101' style content to help fill that gap.

If you have any specific requests for content,  or feedback you would like
to share on what comes out, you can email the entire committee,
nanogpc () nanog org. ( That goes to anyone who reads this message as well. )

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 11:59 AM Matthew Pounsett <matt () conundrum com>
wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 at 02:42, Cynthia Revström via NANOG
> <nanog () nanog org> wrote:
> > And while Discord is not at all a replacement for mailing lists in my
> opinion, I think it's important to realize that it (and other chat based
> things like it) have their place, especially among the younger groups.
>
> I'm not even "the younger group" anymore (as a nearly-50 gen-x-er) and
> I still prefer chat for many kinds of interaction.
>
> As for NANOG specifically, it would not occur to me to ask on this
> list about beginner-level networking problems, and that's as a
> long-time NANOG attendee and list subscriber.  NANOG's environment
> just doesn't give the vibe that it's a good place to start when you're
> just trying to figure things out.  The list traffic and meeting
> agendas have always been dominated by either high-capacity or
> high-complexity.
>
> Someone trying to sort out early questions is going to be way more
> comfortable on a chat platform (that doesn't have a permanent memory),
> possibly even in a channel designated for that kind of help.