I missed it. I posted a few times over the last few months but didn't know what the issue was. I have always appreciated the vast experience of the people on this list. More than once someone helped me out of a pickle. In addition, I would often read threads that didn't necessarily have any connection to a current issue I was fretting over, but the subject line caught my attention as something worth reading. This list has definitely contributed to my cSS knowledge over the years. I hope it keeps going.
Angela French WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges -----Original Message----- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Eric A. Meyer Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 12:35 PM To: CSS-D Discuss Subject: [css-d] [ADMIN] Hello, my friends, hello Hi, everyone, So apparently the list software died back in October, and none of us really noticed until this month. Or, if people noticed, nobody mentioned it until this month. It took a while to get in touch with someone who could get the software restarted, but I'm told it's back up. If you're reading this, then yes, it's back up. This hiatus and its lack of observance has led me to wonder about the utility of css-discuss, and whether it needs to continue. There are a lot of other venues for discussing CSS these days, and most of the reason for this list existing-- to help people figure out how CSS worked, and fix problems-- is covered much more compellingly by sites like StackOverflow. The resources that used to support css-d, like the public archive and the wiki, have fallen into disuse or disrepair over the years. In general, there's a faded feeling here, at least for me. Thus, I'm now pondering three courses of action: 1. Shut down the list. To all good things, etc. This obviously abandons those who still prize having a mailing list, but that number seems very small. Almost all the discussion in the months leading up to the hiatus was conducted between a small number of subscribers. Of course, a new list could be started by someone else. 2. Hand the list off to someone else, to guide as they see fit. This involves the very difficult task of finding someone who's interested, and making a good choice. This is the least appealing of the three, honestly, because of the possibility of getting things wrong. 3. Convert the list from "Practical discussions of CSS and its use" to more general discussion about anything CSS-related. That would include theoretical musings, discussion of what CSS should or shouldn't be, where it should go in the future, the general theory of CSS, and so on. I'm less inclined to go this route, as there are other places to grapple with the deeper issues of CSS (like www-style, not to mention blogs and social media). At this point, perhaps due to pride and ego but perhaps simply due to feeling that the time has come, I'm leaning toward option 1. January 24, 2016, will be the 14th anniversary of the list. That leaves a month to either settle on a different course of action, or else to plan a shutdown. If anyone has strong feelings that it should be one of the other two options, or a fourth option I didn't list, feel free to let me know off-list. I may not be able to respond to every message, but I will read them all. I expect to make a final decision on or before January 10, 2016. Whatever I decide, I'll announce it here. -- Eric A. Meyer - http://meyerweb.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
