On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 11:39:00AM +0100, Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: > Matthew Langham wrote: > ... > >However I also see a problem in having additional "channels" in _any_ other > >language because it would essentially mean that people would probably only > >post to their native list (which again is understandable). But this would > >eventually reduce the common discussion on the main list. > > I think that if a person knows English well enough, he would still post > in English, because he knows that on that list he will find more help > and developers. This is just about giving an extra chance to people that > would not participate in English, still to participate. > > Moreover it's an experiment, nothing is set in stone, let's see how it > works out and then decide. Community refactoring :-)
+1 I think it is a good experiment. Lets try it and just keep an eye on how it develops. It could be a big win if the list works (community growth, more people helped), and if not at least our risk is low trying it with only one additional language at first. --Tim Larson
