Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2018-01-02 Thread Hernan Pachas
+1 > El 29 dic. 2017, a las 11:18, G. Matthew Rice escribió: > > Hi everyone, > > We're using Discourse (https://www.discourse.org/ > ) on another project and the suggestion came up > that, maybe, it's time for us to move on from mailing lists to

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2018-01-02 Thread G. Matthew Rice
On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 11:11 AM, Anselm Lingnau wrote: > Jeroen Baten wrote: > > > +1 on mattermost! > > Mattermost is an impressive piece of software, but I am on Slack for one > project and on a couple of different Rocketchat instances for others. It > frankly sucks to

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2018-01-01 Thread Fabian Thorns
I prefer to keep the general exam development discussion on this list. Mattermost might be useful for detailed discussions on specific topics or during SME work on specific topics. As Anselm points out, introducing another platform, with dedicated credentials, has the high risk of loosing people

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2018-01-01 Thread Anselm Lingnau
Jeroen Baten wrote: > +1 on mattermost! Mattermost is an impressive piece of software, but I am on Slack for one project and on a couple of different Rocketchat instances for others. It frankly sucks to have to keep an eye on N separate IM platforms, and I don't like the way they're all

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2017-12-30 Thread Alessandro Selli
On Sat, 30 Dec 2017 at 17:26:58 -0500 "G. Matthew Rice" wrote: > On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 3:53 PM, Alessandro Selli > wrote: > >> What's special about Discourse that would constitute a clear advantage >> compared to having, say, a Diaspora channel? >>

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2017-12-30 Thread Jeroen Baten
Op 30-12-17 om 23:26 schreef G. Matthew Rice: > On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 3:53 PM, Alessandro Selli > > wrote: > >   What's special about Discourse that would constitute a clear advantage > compared to having, say, a Diaspora

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2017-12-30 Thread G. Matthew Rice
On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 3:53 PM, Alessandro Selli wrote: > What's special about Discourse that would constitute a clear advantage > compared to having, say, a Diaspora channel? > The only thing special is that we already have it set up. :) We're also starting to

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2017-12-30 Thread Alessandro Selli
On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 at 11:18:09 -0500 "G. Matthew Rice" wrote: > Hi everyone, > > We're using Discourse (https://www.discourse.org/) on another project and > the suggestion came up that, maybe, it's time for us to move on from > mailing lists to something a little more accessible

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2017-12-29 Thread Ingo Wichmann
Hi Matthew, Am 29.12.2017 um 17:18 schrieb G. Matthew Rice: > I think that Discourse+notifications would solve that problem. > > So, what does everyone think about giving it a try?  We can leave this > list intact and post the occasional reminder to the list. I'd like to try it Ingo

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2017-12-29 Thread Justin Keller
On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 12:22 G. Matthew Rice wrote: > On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Justin Keller > wrote: > >> I like the mailing list. With emails, even on different computers, you >> don’t have to check anything else. They just appear after being

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2017-12-29 Thread G. Matthew Rice
On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Justin Keller wrote: > I like the mailing list. With emails, even on different computers, you > don’t have to check anything else. They just appear after being sent. Also, > threads can still be easily replied to on emails. People also

Re: [lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2017-12-29 Thread Justin Keller
I like the mailing list. With emails, even on different computers, you don’t have to check anything else. They just appear after being sent. Also, threads can still be easily replied to on emails. People also know a way to contact people privately on email by just emailing them. I’m so not use

[lpi-examdev] Is it time to move lpi-examdev to a forum?

2017-12-29 Thread G. Matthew Rice
Hi everyone, We're using Discourse (https://www.discourse.org/) on another project and the suggestion came up that, maybe, it's time for us to move on from mailing lists to something a little more accessible (and probably appealing to a younger crowd). Personally, I've been very anti-forums but