On May 16, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Kevin Grignon > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello All, >> >> I would like to propose the creation of an >> [email protected] list. >> >> The frequency of UX-related discussions are increasing, and interest in the >> UX community is growing. >> > > From what I can tell, creating a new mailing list by itself does > nothing to increase activity level in an area. We can look at the > ooo-marketing and ooo-qa lists for examples of lists that were > created, but then nothing much happened. They are buckets, not > communities. And they never reached a critical mass of participation. > At least not yet.
Please keep discussing UX here on ooo-dev. Everyone is interested. Regards, Dave > > But we have other lists that have been successful. Some of the native > language lists, for example have done quite well. > > So if you do go for a separate UX list, I'd highly recommend that you > couple it with some outreach and recruitment plan that goes beyond the > participants on the ooo-dev list. Maybe a blog post would help, > something that we can promote via our other tools (social media, > announcement list, etc.) to bring new interested parties to the new > list. > > -Rob > >> It's time to create a mailing list to focus the conversation, and channel >> our creative energy ;) >> >> I volunteer to be a moderator, and would welcome a few others to join me. >> >> I am a Certified User Experience Professional with 15 years experience >> leading, managing and delivering user experience projects. >> >> Regards, >> Kevin >> >> AOO User Experience Designer
