I like the single list idea with subjects.

Carl.

On 01/18/2013 12:21 PM, Gordon Sim wrote:
> I believe that we have too many mailing lists and that we are missing
> out on valuable collaboration and transparency as a result.
>
> Too often in the past topics have been discussed on the dev list
> without reflecting any of the discussion back to the user list,
> keeping a large part of the community in the dark. Now that we have a
> distinct list for proton there is the possibility of yet more
> fragmentation.
>
> I honestly believe that we would be better off with just one list for
> discussions. I think there will increasingly be issues that cross-cut
> different components or that would benefit from wider participation.
> Not all topics will be of interest to all subscribers, but that is
> always going to be the case.
>
> It doesn't seem to me like any of the lists are so high in volume that
> this would cause significant problems. More rigorous use of subject
> could help people filter if needed. (JIRA and commit notices I think
> do warrant their own lists allowing a lot of the 'noise' to be avoided
> if so desired).
>
> Any other thoughts on this? Does anyone have fears of being deluged
> with unwanted emails?
>
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