Hi Mark I am happy for the list to remain public. Kind regards, Nigel Sent from my iPad
> On 20 Sep 2022, at 15:57, Mark Rogers via Peterboro > <peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > > On Mon, 19 Sept 2022 at 17:10, Michele Mor via Peterboro > <peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: >> >> I think that the mailing list should be left public, since we should >> be open with our communications and discussions. > > I personally think this is a good principle. > > However I do think it matters how the list is used, and looking at > recent - and not so recent - traffic, it tends to be closer to "pub > chat" than anything which would - generally - benefit from being > minuted for public consumption. (Personal opinion, not the "official" > position of lugmaster). > > A list like this is very different from the mailing list of a project > where openness and searchability are far more important. Also, access > to our list archives just requires joining the list, it's not exactly > secret, it's just not exposed to Google etc. > >> Obviously this would mean that before writing an email each >> one of us will have to be cautious and think more than usual >> about the content of the email. > > That's fair, however by its nature it does mean that some things may > simply not be sayable, and would be best left to social meets or > discord. Which I think will tend to lead to the death of the mailing > list and a less accessible LUG as a result. And also: > >> Given that some emails in the past few weeks have been sent >> without knowledge of their open status, [...] > > I think this is inevitable - the list has been quiet for a long time > and it's not surprising that nobody remembers anything they were > informed of when they joined the list. The solution is a regular > reminder to the list, but I'd be reluctant to do that (would we have > wanted a weekly reminder through the past few years of silence?) > >> maybe those can be removed/deleted and the list made public >> again once that it's done? > > It is possible for me to delete messages from the archive (not sure > how but the functionality is there, I've just never used it). Anyone > who has a message they'd like removed can contact me off-list and I'll > work it out, whether or not the list archive remains private. > > But as I said before, I'm not a dictator. It's not my choice to make, > just mine to implement. And whichever way it ends won't be to > everyone's preference, unfortunately. > -- > Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0344 251 1450 > Registered in England (0456 0902) 21 Drakes Mews, Milton Keynes, MK8 0ER > > -- > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro -- Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
