Shane Hathaway wrote:
It would have to be done by the administrator of the plug mail server.
(Is that you?) Otherwise the list would be in a different domain, and
culturally, switching to a different domain feels like switching
communities.
Also, let me reverse the suggestion: [email protected] should be the general
discussion, and the new group should be more topic-focused. However,
all current members should be subscribed automatically to the new
on-topic group.
I should mention why I'm suggesting this.
It's very rare that I actually have to ask how to do something in Linux.
My preferred distribution lays it all out for me. When I run into
something particularly nasty, I visit my distribution's discussion site
and 90% of the time I find that someone has already answered my question.
Therefore, I'm not interested in this community as a Linux support
forum. I'm much more interested in hearing the ideas that cross the
mind of local open source enthusiasts, whether those ideas involve
technology, politics, current events, jobs, etc. I'd like to think that
those subjects are always on-topic. I don't like the flame wars, but at
least they're not extreme.
However, it seems like there are subscribers who would prefer a Linux
support forum without the random commentary. The name "PLUG" implies a
Linux support forum, after all. Are there enough subscribers who want
that? If there are a lot, we should have separate lists. If there are
only a few, the best solution is for them to subscribe to the list using
a different email address than their main email address. That's what I
do, in fact.
BTW, I don't come to meetings because you guys hold the meeting on
*exactly* the wrong night every month. It's the only night my wife
leaves and I have to watch the kids. <sigh>
Shane
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