I agree here. Forums suck. We should point folks at list archives. However. Strict subscription posting rules can make the lists too high a bar.
We need a fairly loose posting policy with very good spam filters and an active set of moderators. This is something Linda should be able to assist with. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 10, 2011, at 9:07 AM, "Bryan Horstmann-Allen" <[email protected]> wrote: > +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > | On 2011-11-10 10:31:45, Linda Kateley wrote: > | >> Until a longer term solution is reached, i can be the bridge. I would just >> hope people on this list can help to answer the forum questions. Maybe i >> can just cut and paste. I just want to make sure questions get answered. > > The solution is to kill the forums. Technical people should know how to use > mailing lists. We aren't actually catering to end-users. > > My reasoning: > > Having a split-brained discussion community (forums/email as mentioned in > another message) is just going to lead to problems. > > You spending some portion of your day moving discussions back and forth is > going to become tedious for you and annoy listmembers. > > The technical issues with having a gateway between the two services are not > necessarily _hard_ in the math sense, but they are very obnoxious and tends > towards fragility. > > Unless someone wants to step up and take ownership of such a mutant beast, we > won't go that route. Given that such a thing will require system access to > implement and maintain, the requirements for such an individual are somewhat > strict. > > Rich? Garrett? McCloud? > -- > bdha > cyberpunk is dead. long live cyberpunk. > > > ------------------------------------------- > illumos-discuss > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175539-f0d50499 > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- illumos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175430-2e6923be Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21175430&id_secret=21175430-6a77cda4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
