We could make a private subreddit
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:18 PM, Justin Herman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Thanks! Ben Lippincott
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