On 10/23/2016 12:11 AM, Tudor Girba wrote:
Hi,
The communication traffic around Pharo is constantly increasing and it is
harder and harder to keep up with everything that is happening.
On the one hand this is great because it shows that our project is growing
healthily. On the other hand, it makes it harder for people to find the
relevant thread and participate in discussions. This is problematic given that
this mailing list is for discussing development issues that require specific
expertise.
To address this, I kindly ask everyone to keep a thread as much as possible on
the topic meant by the title of the thread.
Cheers,
Tudor
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www.tudorgirba.com
www.feenk.com
"Value is always contextual."
I agree.
We all know frequently threads take unforeseen directions. If you are
going to take a thread in a direction not on topic with the title, then
give your email a new title appropriate with the new topic.
This helps people to better keep up with the mailing list as they can
better discern what messages are of interest to them or not. It also
helps people with particular knowledge know if messages if the message
is something they may need to respond to.
It also helps the mailing list archives be more valuable for people
searching for answers.
In addition I would like to encourage people to limit the quoted
material of the email to that which is important to or the context of
what they are replying to. So many emails are replies to long and
increasingly longer emails due to quoting of complete emails only to
make brief comments about small portion of the email.
These mailing lists are an incredibly valuable resource. They are the
first place I search to find answers. These few simple things can help
them to be cleaner and more valuable as people will more easily find
what they are looking for.
Thanks.
Jimmie Houchin
