I'm not sure what maintenance is required: wouldn't it be a direct copy of the members@ list, which already exists? The only difference would be that people would be allowed to post on it. On Apr 8, 2013 10:14 AM, "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Pretty much, yep. It comes down to the "if nobody wants to maintain it, > it won't happen" issue. > > Of course, if somebody else knows how to manage mailman, and mak trusts > them enough, maybe it can be worked out. :P > > Ron > > On 2013-04-08 09:59, Justin Lacko wrote: > > Sooo you're saying the biggest issue is truculence on the administrators' > > parts? ;) > > > > > > On 8 April 2013 09:53, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 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/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ >
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