Re: System Z Enthusiasts discord (yes - Z folks do use discord)
On Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:00:22 -0400, Rick Troth wrote: >I much prefer interaction via email. >Would love to see platforms like Discord support that mode of >communication. I heard that Discord was designed for interactive gamer communications. What they call email digest is actually a list of thread titles that allow you to click an icon to access the message through the web. I find it useless but you can turn it on by updating the notifications from MENTION to ALL Maybe you should try the app to see if it's better. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: System Z Enthusiasts discord (yes - Z folks do use discord)
Along with Nitro, users can 'boost' a Discord server with a monthly subscription but that is not required. Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jay Maynard Sent: Monday, October 16, 2023 8:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: System Z Enthusiasts discord (yes - Z folks do use discord) As I understand it, Discord has a corporate version. They also get funding from users' Nitro subscriptions. On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 8:00 AM Rick Troth wrote: > On 10/11/23 12:55, Lionel B. Dyck wrote: > > There is an online community for all System Z Enthusiasts on discord > that is > > growing. There are discussions ranging from the z/OS Open Tools to > Hercules > > to CBTape tools to Stack Overflow questions on Z to nearly anything > > and everything related to Z. > > > > Check it out at: https://discord.gg/3PKgUayuSV > > > Second this. > > If you wish, you can think of it as a VMSHARE work-alike. It's an > "online conference". > > Thanks Lionel for inviting us. Thanks Steven for setting it up. > > > > > Lionel B. Dyck <>< > > Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com > > Github: https://github.com/lbdyck > > > > “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is > > what > you > > are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden > > > I should also qualify this endorsement. There are two concerns, and > maybe they can be addressed in the near future. > First is supporting the forum. When you look at massively popular > platforms like Twitter and Facebook, you see their demise. How is > Discord funded? We should keep in mind that we likely will have to > step-up to some sort of support down the road. > LISTSERV gets by on the generosity of academic institutions (in this > case the University of Alabama, "Roll Tide!"). But even these > sometimes have to trim their budgets. > > Secondly, and this is personal, I much prefer interaction via email. > Would love to see platforms like Discord support that mode of > communication. Two very important "circles" in my own life use FB > Messenger, which is horribly captive. (But the others don't get it, > not being techie; they don't see the entrapment.) If someone happens > to know of a plug-in or a mod (in this case, to Discord) enabling > email please do share. The problems with email are historical (the > original design) and a tragedy of the commons (the unpoliced shared > space will be marred by the nere do wells). > > > -- R; <>< > > > > > > > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO > > IBM-MAIN > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: System Z Enthusiasts discord (yes - Z folks do use discord)
As I understand it, Discord has a corporate version. They also get funding from users' Nitro subscriptions. On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 8:00 AM Rick Troth wrote: > On 10/11/23 12:55, Lionel B. Dyck wrote: > > There is an online community for all System Z Enthusiasts on discord > that is > > growing. There are discussions ranging from the z/OS Open Tools to > Hercules > > to CBTape tools to Stack Overflow questions on Z to nearly anything and > > everything related to Z. > > > > Check it out at: https://discord.gg/3PKgUayuSV > > > Second this. > > If you wish, you can think of it as a VMSHARE work-alike. It's an > "online conference". > > Thanks Lionel for inviting us. Thanks Steven for setting it up. > > > > > Lionel B. Dyck <>< > > Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com > > Github: https://github.com/lbdyck > > > > “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what > you > > are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden > > > I should also qualify this endorsement. There are two concerns, and > maybe they can be addressed in the near future. > First is supporting the forum. When you look at massively popular > platforms like Twitter and Facebook, you see their demise. How is > Discord funded? We should keep in mind that we likely will have to > step-up to some sort of support down the road. > LISTSERV gets by on the generosity of academic institutions (in this > case the University of Alabama, "Roll Tide!"). But even these sometimes > have to trim their budgets. > > Secondly, and this is personal, I much prefer interaction via email. > Would love to see platforms like Discord support that mode of > communication. Two very important "circles" in my own life use FB > Messenger, which is horribly captive. (But the others don't get it, not > being techie; they don't see the entrapment.) If someone happens to know > of a plug-in or a mod (in this case, to Discord) enabling email please > do share. The problems with email are historical (the original design) > and a tragedy of the commons (the unpoliced shared space will be marred > by the nere do wells). > > > -- R; <>< > > > > > -- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: System Z Enthusiasts discord (yes - Z folks do use discord)
On 10/11/23 12:55, Lionel B. Dyck wrote: There is an online community for all System Z Enthusiasts on discord that is growing. There are discussions ranging from the z/OS Open Tools to Hercules to CBTape tools to Stack Overflow questions on Z to nearly anything and everything related to Z. Check it out at: https://discord.gg/3PKgUayuSV Second this. If you wish, you can think of it as a VMSHARE work-alike. It's an "online conference". Thanks Lionel for inviting us. Thanks Steven for setting it up. Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden I should also qualify this endorsement. There are two concerns, and maybe they can be addressed in the near future. First is supporting the forum. When you look at massively popular platforms like Twitter and Facebook, you see their demise. How is Discord funded? We should keep in mind that we likely will have to step-up to some sort of support down the road. LISTSERV gets by on the generosity of academic institutions (in this case the University of Alabama, "Roll Tide!"). But even these sometimes have to trim their budgets. Secondly, and this is personal, I much prefer interaction via email. Would love to see platforms like Discord support that mode of communication. Two very important "circles" in my own life use FB Messenger, which is horribly captive. (But the others don't get it, not being techie; they don't see the entrapment.) If someone happens to know of a plug-in or a mod (in this case, to Discord) enabling email please do share. The problems with email are historical (the original design) and a tragedy of the commons (the unpoliced shared space will be marred by the nere do wells). -- R; <>< -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
System Z Enthusiasts discord (yes - Z folks do use discord)
There is an online community for all System Z Enthusiasts on discord that is growing. There are discussions ranging from the z/OS Open Tools to Hercules to CBTape tools to Stack Overflow questions on Z to nearly anything and everything related to Z. Check it out at: https://discord.gg/3PKgUayuSV Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are. - - - John Wooden -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
