:-D I vote justforfun or ADD. :-P
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Ron. > > But since Jim and Meako (and possibly others) are also interested, perhaps > a more generic name would be better > > What about "justforfun", or "purelyoptional"? > On Jun 26, 2013 12:46 PM, "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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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