I've used discord a little (and noticed the slack similarities) but I am not sure it would replace the elist (our primary goal is to 100% replicate the current functionality).
I checked and discord has a feature request to implement email integration (2 votes), so I think its a different beastie. I think if we wanted Slack, we'd have that. I've noticed Slack is a pain if you belong to more than a few of them. I end up with each computer signed into some but not others and I can't read em all. My gut feel is that Discord (and Slack) isn't a good fit for a replacement but might be something some people would want in addition to the elist. I think we need more members first for that meduim to make sense though. Good idea, thanks for speaking up (does this mean you are no longer a lurker? hehe) ________________________________ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com <ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> on behalf of Stuff Box <st...@codeant.com> Sent: Tuesday, 4 April 2017 11:27:33 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Ozdotnet list Ive been a lurker here for a long time (around 2003). I enjoy the banter and conversations. Moving to another platform probably would encourage me to participate more. Has anyone considered using discord (similar to slack but free)? I know its mainly a gamer environment but I believe it would suit. Anton T On 4 Apr 2017, at 11:20 am, Stephen Price <step...@lythixdesigns.com<mailto:step...@lythixdesigns.com>> wrote: Yep, If we keep the actual list email address consistent then all we are changing is the implementation of said list. I think it's a good idea to keep the primary function of the elist as it is. Anyone currently subscribed to the list will be on the replacement. It should be the same list, just delivered by a different backend. They can remove themselves if they decide they don't like it (perhaps more traffic isn't what they want, or it's not applicable to them anymore and they forgot they were on it... whatever the reason). ________________________________ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> <ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>> on behalf of David Connors <da...@connors.com<mailto:da...@connors.com>> Sent: Tuesday, 4 April 2017 11:08:03 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Ozdotnet list On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 at 13:06 Tony Wright <tonyw...@gmail.com<mailto:tonyw...@gmail.com>> wrote: That does worry me. First, I don't agree with broadening the scope of the list as it benefits from being niche. Secondly, moving to a new environment, while exciting, could spell the end of the list as many spectators won't bother making the move across. Probably pretty low risk if it can still function as an email list (which doco says it does). -- David Connors da...@connors.com | @davidconnors | LinkedIn | +61 417 189 363
