> If this is the "character" that > you want for this group, then please continue the bashing. Just > because all other Linux User Groups do it, does that make it right?
I consider a local user mailing list to be from the shallow trenches, with usenet, irc to be the deeper holes and many web sites to be above ground. Keeping that in mind, there are places out there that will fit anyones level of comfort with the topic discussions and the feedback they can offer. As a general rule, the easier and faster that feedback or two-way communication can occur, the "rougher" the forum becomes. Consider Hawaii political views. You can read official press releases, newspaper articles, editorial sections, read hawaii.politics. on usenet, or meet weekly in the hills. Each has its own character and each has its own interpetation of the subjects. The level or type of content YOU consider unacceptable or "childish" is strictly up to you. > With the Linux for Schools project successfully underway, more and more > educators and non-techies are joining this mailing list. The > self-censorship that MonMotha mentioned would be ideal, and possibly > crucial, to keep these people interested in the Open Source community. > Wouldn't they rather trust a group of individuals who can express their > ideas and opinions eloquently? I agree that LUAU mailing list may not be the place for the person not really interested with the technical aspects of Linux. That's what web pages, weekly mailings, MODERATED lists, and marketing departments are for. I don't think that this was ever the primary goal here. If the list is going this route it would be a change from what it has been for the past 5 years. Not that change is bad but it would not be the same environment as it has been. I simply ignore topics or users that I have no interest in. I think what Warren and every single person involved working with the community is nothing short of outstanding. I view the mailing list as the more technical background and discussion of these ideas and Linux in general, not the front door for this effort. Just my .02
