On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Randall Leeds <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've removed the GitHub rely links from the CC, because apparently those > are pegged to the person who got the notification and every reply looks > like it comes from me. > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Ben Leinfelder < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Email is fantastic as an alert mechanism.* As an archive, it only works >> if I was subscribed when the discussion began or if there is a reliable, >> easy to use, and easy to point to repository for prior questions and >> discussions. >> >> Benjamin was able to point us to two relevant conversations in a project >> I certainly was not part of, or even aware of…because they were recorded in >> GitHub. I can explore the entire thread, learn the context of the >> discussion and maybe even the resolution if I choose to watch the topic. >> That seems really useful to me. >> >> Maybe the gmane.org route will work for you. Mentioning that archive >> somewhere obvious would be useful so that new people like me can do their >> own legwork before bogging down the list with redundant "how do I…?" or >> "what do you think about…?" questions. But I think I'd feel awkward joining >> in the conversation if I had to open an entirely new email with, "hey guys, >> I saw you were talking about this back in May, thought I'd chime in with my >> thoughts now…" >> > > Thread revivals are most welcome when there are new thoughts. Starting an > email with a mention of the old thread is a great way to ensure that > everyone knows you put the time in to read about the issue, and shouldn't > be met with anything but acceptance. > > I took your advice about including a link to the archives. We should do > something similar on annotatorjs.org. > https://github.com/openannotation/annotator/pull/440 > https://github.com/openannotation/annotatorjs.org/issues/10 > There's also the OKFN Mailman-based archives: https://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/annotator-dev/
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