Welcome Anselm.  ghc-devs is a very informal mailing list, and we welcome 
newcomers.

For example, I have a feature idea in the back of my mind, which I imagine 
would be easy to implement

What Richard says is right, but you should feel free to fly the kite on this 
list if you want – or on Haskell Café – to get some idea of whether others seem 
warm about the idea, before writing a full proposal.

Simon

From: ghc-devs <ghc-devs-boun...@haskell.org> On Behalf Of Richard Eisenberg
Sent: 04 August 2020 16:05
To: "Anselm Schüler (conversations subemail)" <conversat...@anselmschueler.com>
Cc: ghc-devs@haskell.org
Subject: Re: Hi. I'm new to this mailing list and have a few questions.

Hi Anselm,

Welcome!

A good way of getting used to a list like this one is to wait a little while 
and observe what kind of messages others send; this will give you a feel for 
how the list is used. If you're impatient, you can also check out the archives 
at 
https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/<https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.haskell.org%2Fpipermail%2Fghc-devs%2F&data=02%7C01%7Csimonpj%40microsoft.com%7Ce68e6131af494519061c08d83887d962%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637321503404154244&sdata=w4QIMTGeMQ35bEo4xkOn2rIj8z02iMVje4Ar9AXM22k%3D&reserved=0>.

As for a feature request: if your feature changes the language GHC accepts 
(most do), the right place to post is at 
https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals<https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fghc-proposals%2Fghc-proposals&data=02%7C01%7Csimonpj%40microsoft.com%7Ce68e6131af494519061c08d83887d962%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637321503404164244&sdata=ogVVk5kRFXPc81dZ%2FiyGV9FbgQoQUtzazpFGcrAKUXA%3D&reserved=0>.
 There is a description of how to proceed on that page. Proposals submitted 
there get debated within the community and then eventually sent to a GHC 
Steering Committee for a vote on acceptance or rejection. Then, we worry about 
implementing it. If you have a suggestion that does not change the language GHC 
accepts, you can post an Issue at 
https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/<https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgitlab.haskell.org%2Fghc%2Fghc%2F&data=02%7C01%7Csimonpj%40microsoft.com%7Ce68e6131af494519061c08d83887d962%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637321503404164244&sdata=tg40q%2B9%2BW5KcVzHsPx9oCP7wdw5ipdZCOOdFnzUz3mU%3D&reserved=0>.

I hope this is helpful!
Richard


On Aug 4, 2020, at 8:59 AM, Anselm Schüler (conversations subemail) 
<conversat...@anselmschueler.com<mailto:conversat...@anselmschueler.com>> wrote:

First of all, in general, I’m new to mailing lists (as used for discussions) in 
general, so a question about that:
When subscribed to the mailing list, do you get every message, or are some 
discussions hidden?

Second of all, I’d like to know what kinds of messages are appropriate here. 
I’m not familiar with coding compilers or anything of the like, so I’m somewhat 
afraid of offering unhelpful comments or being just woefully underqualified to 
participate here.
For example, I have a feature idea in the back of my mind, which I imagine 
would be easy to implement (that might be wrong). Is it alright if I submit 
that here or should I use some other forum?

Thank you in advance for the answers.

Anselm Schüler
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