# Comp.lang.ruby.rails? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 15, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comp-lang-ruby-rails/72203 "2006-10-15T14:32:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naPOLeon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comp-lang-ruby-rails/72203/1 "2006-10-15T14:32:10Z")
I’m a ruby-only developer (so no Rails) and I wondered why there is no special Rails-Group. One main reason for rubys growing popularity is in fact Rails. But if I want to get an answer for a ruby-only-questions, I don’t want to get those huge amount of Rails-specific topics. And it’s the same if I’m looking for some poor guys with prolems concerning ruby-basics to help. The people with questions concerning ruby itself can head for comp.lang.ruby and the others with special Rails-problems can discuss at comp.lang.ruby.rails With more than 4000 members, I think there are enough coders outside to fill both of these groups. What do you think? Regards, naPOLeon ---
**Author:** ![naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naPOLeon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comp-lang-ruby-rails/72203/2 "2006-10-15T14:36:13Z")
> The people with questions concerning ruby itself can head for > comp.lang.ruby and the others with special Rails-problems can discuss > at comp.lang.ruby.rails +1 ---
**Author:** ![naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naPOLeon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comp-lang-ruby-rails/72203/3 "2006-10-15T16:06:27Z")
naPOLeon wrote: > What do you think? Great idea. I guess rails’ mailing list could then be linked to that new group as well. Esad ---
**Author:** ![naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naPOLeon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comp-lang-ruby-rails/72203/4 "2006-10-15T17:54:36Z")
On Sun, Oct 15, 2006, naPOLeon wrote: > fill both of these groups. > Oh but there is! comp.lang.ruby is actually a gateway to the ruby-talk > mailing list, and messages are mirrored back and forth. There is a > Rails mailing list as well, and it’s on Google groups. I believe you can access it via NNTP using gmane’s gateway, but I’m not a big usenet fan so I don’t know how that all works. It might be a good idea to set up a new newsgroup and mirror the rails mailing list. Can’t hurt anyway, so long as the folks responsible for that list are interested and someone wants to run it. Ben ---
**Author:** ![naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naPOLeon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comp-lang-ruby-rails/72203/5 "2006-10-15T18:26:41Z")
+1, from Italy ---
**Author:** ![naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naPOLeon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comp-lang-ruby-rails/72203/6 "2006-10-15T17:56:38Z")
Ð?оÑ?ая Ð Ñ?ка wrote: > +1 -1 for Slashdot imitation. (Eww, /.) David V. ---
**Author:** ![naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naPOLeon)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comp-lang-ruby-rails/72203/7 "2006-11-24T21:59:10Z")
naPOLeon wrote: > I’m a ruby-only developer (so no Rails) and I wondered why there is no > special Rails-Group. See: [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk) ---
**Author:** ![naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@naPOLeon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naPOLeon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comp-lang-ruby-rails/72203/8 "2006-10-15T18:32:43Z")
On 10/15/06, naPOLeon [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m a ruby-only developer (so no Rails) and I wondered why there is no > special Rails-Group. One main reason for rubys growing popularity is in > fact Rails. But if I want to get an answer for a ruby-only-questions, I > don’t want to get those huge amount of Rails-specific topics. And it’s > the same if I’m looking for some poor guys with prolems concerning > ruby-basics to help. There’s not that many rails-specific questions, and almost all of them are redirected to the Rails mailing list/Google Group. > The people with questions concerning ruby itself can head for > comp.lang.ruby and the others with special Rails-problems can discuss > at comp.lang.ruby.rails I’m not sure that’s necessary, and setting up such a newsgroup would be the responsibility of someone connected with the rails mailing list, IMO. -austin