>> I'd like to imagine it's just co-incident and that my beloved mason >> isn't unpopular, but sometimes it feels very delusional. >> >> Either way, I'm hoping this might spur some permanent >activity in the magnet >> #mason. > >I wonder if this has to do with whether the project leaders >like to hang >out on IRC for a given project. FWIW, I definitely _don't_ >like to hang >out on IRC. I'm much too easily distracted by it, so the only >channels I >join regularly are on $DAYJOB's server. > >In the few times I've been on the #perl channels, I've never seen Jon >Swartz either.
To some extent I think that's true - It makes the members feel less impotent. Activity is very important. I'm normally in #London.pm and recently #catalyst. It's sometimes a nice distraction, and a quick way to get peer review (or have 20 people shout at you). Most importantly I think it encourages potential members of a project community. Being able to have rapid discussion about sometime makes understanding come quicker. Certainly I don't think I'd be so taken with catalyst if I hadn't got the support I did. However, like you say, it's not for everyone. I'd like for those who do want it, or more importantly need it, to have it available and active. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Mason-users mailing list Mason-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mason-users
