Hi guys

I was just wondering after those repeted scenes where people ask and get
answered "search on the list", "this has been answered", "give reproducible
example" how actually soemone totally new to the list might know about its
functionning...

Assume the guy discovers the list through R page/ mailing lists/ r
-sig-finance. How can he serach into the archive? Obviously, just looking at
that page:
"To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the R-SIG-Finance
Archives <https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-sig-finance/>.

won't help him so much (unless there is a way to search from that archive?).
After some search (assume the guy wants something more precise than just
google), the guy will maybe find that there is a searchable archive here
(are there others?):
http://marc.info/?l=r-sig-finance&r=1&b=200902&w=2

Finally, say the guy searched and did an answer for his topic. She wants to
ask, how should she formulate her question? No particular instructions (show
code, give self repro example), are given...

So I don't know... but there would maybe be another way to give a few
informations on the list that could help people asking questions, and avoid
people from the list to repeat always the same? Maybe kind of web page just
metionning a few "advices" on how to ask, with links to searchable archives?
Or any other idea?

Best

Matthieu

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