We could also very probably set up a relay between Discord and the ATS users group here that would send a daily/weekly digest from Discord to here, and maybe also reciprocally on Discord a notification that a new email has arrived on the users group. I'm not sure about that, but worth investigating IMO.
On Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 9:30:45 PM UTC+1 Yann Le Du wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Thanks for sharing what I believe is a well founded concern. I think the > easy solution is to use a bot that relays messages between Discord and IRC > : > > https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge > > I happen to be on some channels that use that solution, and it works > nicely : messages arising from such a relay are marked "bot" but keep their > pseudo, so it is really seamless. That would perhaps solve the privacy > problem (identity of users) though not the content, but I don't think that > would be a problem given we would talk about ATS, would it ? > > That means reactivating the irc channel, and then have a go for it. Would > you find that an acceptable solution ? > > On Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 8:59:47 PM UTC+1 mjt...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi Yann, >> >> There are many reasons to not use Discord. Centralizing all public >> communication with Discord and a login session is mainly for marketing and >> advertising purposes. While using Google Groups may have a similar >> situation, email remains more reliable because it is closer to a >> peer-to-peer architecture. Other reasons provided elsewhere are >> accessibility (e.g., vision impaired access) which is better with email. >> Having public transparency with persistent communication is best with >> email. I haven't yet seen a good comprehensive list of problems with >> Discord but perhaps that content may grow as programming language >> communities get confronted with Discord more (i.e., their mailing-list mode >> is not a solution). >> >> One list of problems is provided at >> https://sneak.berlin/20200220/discord-is-not-an-acceptable-choice-for-free-software-projects/ >> >> Best Regards, >> Michael >> >> >> On 1/26/22 9:33 AM, Yann Le Du wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I tried the irc channel mentioned on the ATS website, but there was >> nobody there. >> >> I already mentioned the idea of creating such a channel on Discord, with >> which I have excellent experience (as long as you do not sidetrack too much >> on the personal side...), but that was buried under a pile of other >> questions... >> >> So would anyone else here also see a benefit in such a discussion channel >> ? I personally think it would help build the community and spread the word. >> >> If that proposal was found to be interesting for a large enough number of >> people, there would have to be a administrator of the channel, and of >> course that cannot be me except if I create an unofficial one, clearly >> marked as such, and in which I would put a big disclaimer : "created by a >> total noob, participate at your own risk". >> >> Of course, having Hongwei create it is the only meaningful option, but >> perhaps that would be too much of a hassle ? >> >> Let me add that this channel could be an invite-only one, which would >> thus avoid the problem of having to deal with trolls and advertisers. >> >> If that could be of any help : >> https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/204849977-How-do-I-create-a-server >> - >> >> *Trivia* : By the way did you know that "a type" in french, apart from >> the semantics that befits ATS, also means "a guy" ? So the right >> translation into French of ATS is "Système de typage avancé" where, apart >> from the total reversal of the letters, you might notice the use of the >> word "typage" instead of "type", otherwise the meaning would completely >> change. >> >> Yann >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ats-lang-users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to ats-lang-user...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ats-lang-users/4e6c4e6f-0d24-4f63-8173-0e5577738485n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ats-lang-users/4e6c4e6f-0d24-4f63-8173-0e5577738485n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ats-lang-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ats-lang-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ats-lang-users/0ebe8bde-fe00-4abf-9928-2821d75e4bd1n%40googlegroups.com.
