Yeah, I agree. I think there should be atleast a wiki on valve's site (possibly to accompany the forums) if they are going to shut down the mailing list. This would allow us to keep a documentation of (atleast frequent) information in the mailing list. There is a talk section of each article, so individual subjects can be talked about on it. We could do a similar thing that I've seen on other wikis, where people can hold discussions on a particular page just like a mailing list.
Jordan Toor 2009/2/10 Gary Stanley <[email protected]> > At 01:13 PM 2/10/2009, [email protected] wrote: > >I'm registered to a bunch of mailing list related to server software > >such as DSPAM, Drupal, WordPress, DirectAdmin, etc. Each email for a > >mailing list is dropped in a specific folder in my inbox using > >filters. It would be a nightmare for me to have to login to all those > >forums to keep up with what's going on. I know I'm not the only one in > >that boat. > > > >We are gamers but we are also server admins. It's a different crowd. > >Forums aren't what we need. Just like a mailing list wouldn't be > >appropriate to replace the Steam forum for regular users and players. > >This mailing list has a healthy trafic with real issues and the quality > >of the posts are quite relevant and rarely offtopic. Killing it > >wouldn't send all of us to the Steam forums, it would scatter us around > >the net. > > > >I think many of us are willing to hit reply when we see an admin with a > >problem to which we have an answer but we may not have the time to > >monitor the Steam forum to offer the same kind of support. What I'm > >saying is that this mailing list is a tool for server admins to support > >each other more than it is a communication tool for Valve. Valve may > >not need it but we need it. > > > >-- > >Ravnox > > If forums were a appropriate replacement for mailing lists, then the > linux kernel, freebsd-hackers/current, and others should go to forums. > > These mailing lists are for more advanced users. Forums are not. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
