I for one am completly opposed to moving this to a forum. The exception would be similar to msleeper's suggestions on Google groups. The functionality should be mailing list first, forum second. I appreciate the way Google has handled it, where the mailing list can continue to function like a mailing list. Those who prefer the forum style can still participate as a forum on the site -- but there's no functionality lost for the mailing list individuals.
I don't see a reason for the list to be changed. If you don't like the spam from certain topics, and your mail client doesn't have a way to ignore a conversation, get a better mail client. For me, when a topic comes across the list serve that I have no interest in, a simple Gmail mute removes all that clutter from my inbox. However all still searchable. On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Ronny Schedel <[email protected]>wrote: > If I receive the full message like now, it's not a problem. I don't like > messages that just say "There is a new entry in topic blabla, click this > link to read it". > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- From: Fletcher Dunn > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:42 AM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list ; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Forum vs. email list > > What if you got an email when there was a new post? (That's what I meant > by "push notification".) > > -----Original Message----- > From: > hlds_linux-bounces@list.**valvesoftware.com<[email protected]>[mailto: > hlds_linux-bounces@**list.valvesoftware.com<[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<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<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<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<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
