Same, their are already support communitys for srcds so another is not really needed. On Oct 25, 2011 11:36 AM, "Kigen" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would be happy with just hlds_announce list. :) > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Fletcher Dunn > <[email protected]> wrote: > >>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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
