I will create a special [email protected], which will be opt-in and designed for off-topic discussion.
Ron On 2013-06-25 23:34, Roswyne wrote: > My apologies. I assumed that setting up an opt-in list would be a trivial > task for someone familiar with out mail server and the mailman program. I > was not asking that anyone be automatically subscribed to it, as the point > was to not force anything on anyone. > > If the group prefers that I dick around with it myself, I hereby request > the necessary access to do so. > > > > > On Jun 25, 2013 9:47 PM, "Jay Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Who else keeps bringing it up but you? How does it solve the problem of > > threads drifting off topic? And since when is mailing list creation the > > domain of a select few elites? We've been over this before. Go ahead and > > make a mailing list if you think it'll solve the problem - it doesn't even > > have to be on the same domain (but I'm sure this domain won't stop you). If > > you're right, we'll honestly be grateful. If you're wrong, you've probably > > learned a lot about mailing lists in the process. Win - win. > > > > The admins of the current mailing lists are not doing it out if a > > demographic mandate or because your membership fees make them your > > employees. They do it because they wanted the lists made. > > > > I'm sick of seeing this brought up with the usual complaint that you're > > helplessly being vetoed by mysterious elites. You have no right to expect > > the current list owners to happily do all of the work required to implement > > what they firmly believe to be a stupid idea. Enough of this, do it > > yourself if you can't sell anyone else on the idea. > > On 2013-06-25 8:33 PM, "Roswyne" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> The answer that keeps coming up is an additional mailing list. But it > >> keeps getting vetoed by the only people with the ability to make one. > >> On Jun 25, 2013 8:16 PM, "Adam Thompson" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> On more structured mailing lists, it's called thread hijacking, or less > >>> severe, thread creep. > >>> Here, it's within (barely, IMHO) scope, but it's still thread creep. > >>> And I'm pretty sure it still qualifies as inane. > >>> It's a problem for me - how do I participate, maintain ephemeral > >>> knowledge of the community while not being subject to repeated discussions > >>> like that? There's no answer for that right now. > >>> -Adam > >>> > >>> Michael Kozakewich <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> >Sounds like an email management problem. Most Android programs seem so > >>> >crappy that I've actually gotten Gmail to filter all my addresses for > >>> the > >>> >best things and send that to my phone. Less to wade through. > >>> > > >>> >-----Original Message----- > >>> >From: Adam Thompson > >>> >Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 4:57 PM > >>> >To: [email protected] > >>> >Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] Front door unlock > >>> > > >>> >On 13-06-25 04:55 PM, Justin Lacko wrote: > >>> >> Send the email to a subfolder or something. That way you're not always > >>> >> getting notifications direct to your inbox. > >>> >> Sucks if you don't have that feature... :P > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> >Or, conversely, have inane discussions on IRC where they traditionally > >>> >belong. My smartphone has been going off all day while in class - so > >>> >frickin' awesome :-(. > >>> > > >>> >[Yes, I'm obviously not paying 100% attention. 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