On 5/1/23 16:07, Sune Vuorela wrote:
On 2023-04-30, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss <[email protected]> wrote:
[Low traffic lists with relevant subscribers]
In my opinion moving discussions to more active channels like Matrix or
Discuss may increase visibility of the topics discussed and encourage
participation from the larger community. Such migrations are likely
already happening, organically.
One thing to be very aware of though is that it might separate the
people who has the answers (the current subscribed people) with the
people who has the questions (the people we now redirect elsewhere)
Unless we can get the current subscribed people to also move to the new
platform, this might not be a good idea.
Agree.
If groups want to keep a mailing list open and use another platform at
the same time, which I think most will do, information can be provided
to subscribers about what other communication channels exist.
The Visual Design Group's mailing list description provides a good
template for how to inform subscribers about where to get relevant
information and interact with the community (although their Matrix
channel is missing):
https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/visual-design
Also, being subscribed to a low traffic email list is rarely something
people actually notice, so the people is likely to stay around for a
longer time. The UI of mail clients and subscriptions rarely get in the
way for that.
I agree with this point. I don't know how it is for new subscribers,
though. It may be suboptimal for a new KDE contributor to go through the
process of signing up to a list and finding a dormant community.
I wonder if, for at least some groups, it may be better to move from
mailing lists to a higher-activity platform like Discuss, where there is
more opportunity for visibilty in the wider community. Specifically, I
am thinking of the "Local communities" groups, for which there is
already a high-level category in Discuss.
https://discuss.kde.org/t/about-the-local-communities-category/688
Just an example, and other groups may also benefit from such a move.
The ui of e.g. Matrix very much gets in the way of staying in 200 low
traffic channels.
This is an excellent point re Matrix and low traffic channels. I fully
share this opinion.
Cheers,
Joseph
/Sune
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