Very well, I'll create skullspace.ca/b/, and call it "Random". Seriously though, would you guys prefer a mailing list or a forum? And, in either case, who wants to admin it?
The basic idea is, you get emails for all the spam/held messages/new members/etc, mostly spam that needs to be either moderated or ignored. Currently, me and mak probably 40 - 50 meta-emails/day for the lists we already run, I don't want to deal with another that I don't want). Alternatively, when I migrate the server to vobster, I can install the smf forum. It'd be up to somebody to administrate that, as well. Ron On 2013-06-26 12:52, Roswyne 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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