You just explained exactly why it was different.... ;-) On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 9:23 PM John Harris <joh...@splentity.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 5:09:23 AM MST Gerald B. Cox wrote: > > It's somewhat ironic that Discourse would solve this issue. As I > > previously mentioned, I also don't like having my inbox flooded with > forum > > threads that don't interest me. The mailing list solution requires you > > setup filters or continuously delete dozens of emails. Discourse however > > allows you to select what you want to read without needing to clean up > > afterwards. As I also pointed out RSS would make HyperKitty a somewhat > > acceptable alternative - or as Kevin K. pointed out, you could also use > > NNTP. I personally would rather not, but maybe that would fit your use > > case until a good solution could be implemented. > > > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 4:42 AM Markus Larsson <qrsb...@uidzero.se> > wrote: > > > On 28 August 2019 13:34:54 CEST, "Dan Čermák" < > > > > > > dan.cer...@cgc-instruments.com> wrote: > > > >Hi Danni, > > > > > > > >Danny Lee <drea...@panix.com> writes: > > > >> Hi all, > > > >> > > > >> I'm new to the devel list and fedora in general, but i was wondering > > > > > > > >if > > > > > > > >> these kind of back and forths between a few people is a frequent > > > >> occurrence. I came to Fedora to volunteer what little spare time I > > > > > > > >have > > > > > > > >> to help the Fedora project in some little ways. I don't feel that > > > > > > > >should > > > > > > > >> include wading through dozens of emailed back and forths between > > > >> individuals who seem to have strong, immovable opinions, I just > don't > > > >> > > > >> have time for that. > > > > > > > >Welcome to the club of all the "silent" contributors! > > > > > > > >Usually I try to follow discussions if they appear relevant or > > > >interesting to me, but once they "tip over", I mark that thread as > > > >deleted and mercilessly nuke everything new that comes in. > > > >Yeah, I might miss some important information, but it's unlikely tbh > > > >once you are 20 replies deep into a thread. > > > >On the other hand: I don't want to spend all my free time reading > > > >emails. > > > > > > > >So, if you don't care about a specific topic: just ignore & delete it. > > > > > > This is how I think most do it. Just read the interesting parts. > > > > > > >Btw, this list is imho still pretty moderate, only the occasional > > > >controversy causes a huge thread of replies (and people manage to stay > > > >civilized and tend to bring in new arguments). There's other lists > > > >(unnamed to protect the guilty) where the signal to noise ratio is > > > >much, > > > >much worse. > > > > > > The discourse debate and the fw debate are not the norm but the > exception. > > > We see a few of those from time to time. Most threads aren't like that > > > though. > > > > > > >> Is there any chance there is a moderated list or discussion group > > > > > > > >about > > > > > > > >> current project tasks and issues rather than debates about how to do > > > >> things? Or perhaps, a way to turn off certain threads or block > > > > > > > >certain > > > > > > > >> posters? > > > >> > > > >> Thanks for your time and info you can provide. > > Discourse is not much different from email here. You can see the threads, > and > you choose whether or not you want to read them. If you don't want them to > hit > your inbox or notifications, you can click a button on your client to stop > receiving future emails or notifications from that thread. > > -- > John M. Harris, Jr. <joh...@splentity.com> > Splentity > https://splentity.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org >
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