Seems like a different medium might work better. I fear that different people will have different opinions about what is off-topic. Maybe instead.... Fourm Reddit etc.
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Ben Lippincott <[email protected]>wrote: > Wooot! Let's do it! > > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Bethany Munyan <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I was thinking the same thing. I like the idea of having an 'off-topic' >> mailing list. >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Chris Egeland <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hey hackers! >>> >>> I've been watching the mailing lists very closely for some time now, and >>> have noticed a general uptrend in the volume of email sent to the discuss >>> list. Sometimes we get offtopic and go off on tangents about toast, or >>> other topics which are fun to talk about, but are ultimately irrelevant to >>> the space itself. Usually, this isn't a problem, but for someone who is >>> interested in the space, but not the minutiae of every little bit of >>> day-to-day operations, it can quickly turn into an overwhelming amount of >>> email. >>> >>> Today, I'm asking for input on how we should proceed with the mailing >>> lists. As you may know, we currently have 5 lists, two of which are >>> public, one semipublic, and two private. [email protected] and >>> [email protected] are the two that everyone knows about. Members may >>> know that they are automatically subscribed to [email protected]. >>> Board members are subscribed to [email protected] and us sysadmin folk >>> are members of [email protected]. >>> >>> My recommendation is to create an "offtopic" list, which would have very >>> very lax rules on what can be posted. Anything you want to chat about. >>> Want to debate why the RubberDucks is a terrible team name and the Aeros >>> was WAY better? Sure, no problem. Got a pothole on Market street that >>> irks you every day? Have at it. Joke threads? Toast? No problem. The >>> other side to this idea is that the discuss list would have some basic >>> rules imposed that mean that any topics to the discuss list would be >>> required to be relevant to the space itself. Projects occurring at the >>> space would be relevant topics, open hours discussion, meeting minutes, etc. >>> >>> So, let me know what you guys think. I'm not officially proposing this, >>> but we may chat about it at the next meeting as a discussion topic, because >>> it would fundamentally mean we change how the mailing lists are organized >>> and structured. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > -- > Thanks! > Ben Lippincott > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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