A suggestion to the list.
Not pointing fingers here as I have been guilty on both sides of the
coin.
All members review the FAQ to know its contents.
When a newcomer ask a FAQ, don't just reply :"This is a FAQ" and leave
it at that or explain it all again. Point him in the right direction.

Such as:
What do I do with my unused pins?
Just reply:
http://www.piclist.org/techref/logic/xtrapins.htm

Force a newcomer to go to the FAQ by giving him a link.

Would be nice if this could be automatic as suggested. The server could
detect "unused pins" in the subject line and auto reply with a link
(hmmm, I can just hear James groan in the background about this extra
workload, hehe).
Maybe newcomers can have a tag added to their subscription for a few
weeks that will cause autoreply to work everytime. After that it is user
selectable.

Quentin

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