One thing I appreciate about this mail list is the pure lightweighted-ness of it. Lately it gets a little overwhelming with conversation streams that could be condensed, but it's really simple to get important information most of the time, like when an update is coming down the pipe. Because it is a lightweight method of communication it is very portable for me, which is reduced if you were to use a forum. I tried to keep up with the forums for updates and changes, but I found that this was a quicker and more reliable fire hose to drink from.
Thanks for the work so far VALVe and other people outside VALVe supporting this list. It can be quite helpful to be made quickly aware of widespread/isolated issues relevant to these servers. ----- Original Message ----- From: Fletcher Dunn <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:42 pm Subject: Re: [hlds] [hlds_linux] Forum vs. email list To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > What if you got an email when there was a new post? > (That's what I meant by "push notification".) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Ronny Schedel > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 5:41 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Forum vs. email list > > Never ever change this to a forum. I prefer to have one place to > check > important things, so I have added several mailing lists. > Otherwise I had to > check every forum on the planet to get the informations, that's > back to > stone age. > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > From: Fletcher Dunn > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:34 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list ; > [email protected] > Subject: [hlds_linux] Forum vs. email list > > >I am honestly astounded by the amount of people who complain when > >people ask for help on help forums or mailing lists. Not everyone > >signs up and instantly reads everything, goes through all the > >archives, or spends hours researching. > > I'd like to use this comment as a springboard for a discussion > about the > format of this list. > > I hear that a few years ago the idea of migrating the email list > to a forum > was kicked around. However, at the time (is this still > true today?) the > users of the list didn't like the idea. it is my > understanding that most > server admins prefer: > > 1.) Receiving push notifications. > 2.) Viewing the list in their email client > > #1 seems like a really compelling advantage (especially for > announcements), > while #2 seems like a personal preference, and many people have > the opposite > preference. > > A forum has several compelling advantages: > > 1.) Easier to search and find answers to previously asked questions > 2.) Easier to follow a thread of conversation. (I > personally find any email > distribution list to become unreadable pretty much instantly, > with all the > >>>>'s and broken line breaks that everybody's mail > clients and put > everywhere.) > 3.) Easier to modify your post if you notice a mistake or want > to clarify > something, rather than making a new post. > 4.) Easier to delete or move posts if they are spam, rude, > inappropriate, > belong in the general TF2 SPUF forum, etc. > 5.) Easier to ignore an entire thread that you are not > interested in. > > Could there be some sort of forum + push notification that would > satisfy > what everybody wants? This list exists to serve you guys, > so I'm curious > what everything thinks. I *believe* most of the guys would > find a forum > format (perhaps with some push notification) more convenient. > > It would be good to get some opinions about how people prefer to > consume the > information on this list. > > Please chime in. > > Your humble servant, > - Fletch > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >
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