I agree - I hate it when conversations are derailed by people yelling "bikeshed!" or "dead horse!" - sometimes discussions are useful to have, even if they're long. And I typically take everybody's opinions into account.
The biggest issue with the members mailing list is that it's a lot of extra work for me and/or mak to maintain, and neither of us thinks it's useful enough to do. :) Ron On 2013-04-08 09:16, Justin Lacko wrote: > I don't see the point in pointing out what is bikeshedding and what isn't. > Everyone has different concerns - even if their point isn't direct, they're > putting in the effort to try and explain their opinion and we should try > and respect that. > > There's probably nothing wrong with having a members-only list where topics > would be left up to the members; and having a public discuss list where > topics would also be left up to the members (and associated subscribers). > > I think some of the concerns of having such a list are being blown way out > of proportion. Has anything *that important* ever been discussed on the > mailing list? :P (I ask this half-jokingly, as I'm sure there are a few > topics people could think of.) > > > On 8 April 2013 08:43, Alex Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hurray for bikeshedding! > > > > On 04/08/13 01:56, Roswyne wrote: > > > Certainly: we maintain a website, blog, Flickr, Twitter, etc. to have a > > > public face. > > > > > > My question was simply: is a mailing list a good addition to that public > > > face, or are there other advantages to having a members-only list that we > > > might want to consider? > > > > > > You've mentioned many advantages to making your new list members-only... > > > yet I think that list would look better to the public than this one... > > > > > > On Apr 8, 2013 1:26 AM, "Mak Kolybabi" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> On 2013-04-07 22:51, Roswyne wrote: > > >>> What I don't understand is this urge for openness. We are a private > > club: > > >>> I'm happy we want to be open with members, but I feel no requirement to > > >> be > > >>> open with non-members. > > >> > > >> Being open, publicly, buys us a lot. It keeps our heads in the correct, > > >> accurate > > >> context. It helps us interact with the community. It helps us attract > > >> members. > > >> It helps us dispel the myths, prejudices, and FUD that come part and > > >> parcel with > > >> the term 'hacker'[1]. Anyone that spends half-an-hour on the Internet > > can > > >> get an > > >> accurate picture of who we are and what we're about, which is great > > >> marketing[2]. > > >> > > >> If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen^wopenness > > >> would be it[3]. > > >> > > >> [1] Not to mention the fact that we're all a bit weird. > > >> [2] Excuse me as I take a silkwood shower for saying the m-word. > > >> [3] http://www.lyricscrawler.com/song/3953.html > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Mak Kolybabi > > >> <[email protected]> > > >> > > >> () ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML e-mail > > >> /\ www.asciiribbon.org | Against proprietary extensions > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
