On 6/20/20 4:10 PM, Stefan Fjellander via agora-discussion wrote: > (I rejoined discussions) >> Sorry to see you going, but always happy to have you back if you choose. >> Can I ask what you found most difficult/frustrating? >> Difficult > I must admit I don't really know how to vote, nor how CFJs work, and the > discussion in general was over my head 90% of the time. I could probably > have caught up in a few months? But that leads to my next point: >> Frustrating > So Many Emails So Little Time So Little Knowledge. Getting 20 to 50 emails > overnight, of which I understood very few, is a hassle to read, so I got in > the habit of just instantly deleting them without reading, which doesn't > help me learn more nor makes me interact. (Email lists in general aren't > really a thing I do well? I might have survived longer on say a Discord > group or something, where there's lower barriers to asking stupider > questions, but that has other downsides, and is just me having my personal > issues.)
Speaking of which, I've been thinking of suggesting a Discord. I know the downside to chat systems is that things aren't recorded in a way that can be referenced long term, but it would certainly help people overcome barriers like this one and in general ask quick clarifying questions. > > Thus, I was in the position of "I get 20-50 emails overnight, of which I > instantly delete 99%, from a community which I almost never interact with > and which I don't even understand the basics of", and it's unfair both to > my time and to y'all who are legit invested in this to keep on doing that. > > -- > Bögtil As G. mentioned, there's a good portion of emails I don't read. I read everything in a-o and a-b, but when it comes to a-d I often skim once I've gotten the gist of the conversation. If it is important it'll pop up in a-b and I'll go back and read the thread. Of course, skimming is easier with more experience so I don't know how helpful this really is as starter advice. -- nch Prime Minister, Webmastor, NAX Exchange Manager
