Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-11-15 Thread Roger Binns
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 15/11/11 12:35, Nico Williams wrote: > my answer: a plethora of interfaces to the same data (posts/threads). That is exactly what Gmane already provides. > I'd like to see: > > - RSS/Atom feeds http://rss.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.sqlite.general

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-11-15 Thread Petite Abeille
On Nov 16, 2011, at 12:02 AM, Nico Williams wrote: > Why are the mail archives for sqlite-users not available for download? They are: http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/private/sqlite-users/ > As for loading them into a SQLite3 DB... I once wrote a schema for > this, and it's

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-11-15 Thread J.M. Royalty
On 11/15/2011 5:02 PM, Nico Williams wrote: On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Alek Paunov wrote: Me too. As simple first step - let's load the mail archives to downloadable sqlite DB. Why are the mail archives for sqlite-users not available for download? They are avail here

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-11-15 Thread Nico Williams
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Alek Paunov wrote: > Me too. As simple first step - let's load the mail archives to downloadable > sqlite DB. Why are the mail archives for sqlite-users not available for download? As for loading them into a SQLite3 DB... I once wrote a schema

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-11-15 Thread Alek Paunov
On 15.11.2011 22:35, Nico Williams wrote: my answer: a plethora of interfaces to the same data (posts/threads). +1 I'd like to see: - RSS/Atom feeds - web UIs ("web forum" UIs) - stable HTTP APIs - mobile apps specifically for fora (probably based on HTTP APIs) - e-mail interface

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-11-15 Thread Nico Williams
You're not yet convincing me (though that probably doesn't matter); repeating my arguments would be obnoxious (or worse: boring!), so I won't. Let's try a different approach: what's the ideal here? Here's my answer: a plethora of interfaces to the same data (posts/threads). I'd like to see: -

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-11-12 Thread Yves Goergen
>> + Easy access, no setup (subscription, rules etc.) Oh, and some lists have a list ID header, some have another, some have none and I need to write mail filters by subject. That's pretty much guesswork every time I subscribe to a mailing list. And some lists echo my own mail back to me, some

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-11-12 Thread Yves Goergen
>> + Easy access, no setup (subscription, rules etc.) Oh and did I mention the complicated confirmation and registration methods? I just subscribed to a PHP mailing list. At least I tried. I have no idea what happened. I received at least two confirmation e-mails, and of course you get no

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-11-12 Thread Yves Goergen
Sorry for my late reply, I look into mailing lists only once every few weeks or when I'm posting something. On 27.10.2011 18:29 CE(S)T, Nico Williams wrote: > then setup a forum interface to the mailing list Then please take good care to use a frontend that uses compatible markup formatting (or

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail

2011-10-27 Thread Pete
6:45:12 +0100 >>> From: Simon Slavin<slav...@bigfraud.org> >>> To: General Discussion of SQLite >>> Database<sqlite-users@sqlite.**org<sqlite-users@sqlite.org> >>> > >>> Subject: Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail

2011-10-27 Thread Alek Paunov
sqlite.org> Subject: Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list Message-ID:<41d980cd-ae28-46a3-85d0-f2789b9fb...@bigfraud.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On 27 Oct 2011, at 4:41pm, Yves Goergen wrote: On 23.10.2011 16:05 CE(S)

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail

2011-10-27 Thread Nico Williams
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Pete wrote: > The one attraction of a forum to me is that it's searchable so I'd be able > to check for any discussions before posting to the mailing list. Is there an > archive for the mailing list somewhere which could serve the same

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail

2011-10-27 Thread Pete
: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:45:12 +0100 > From: Simon Slavin <slav...@bigfraud.org> > To: General Discussion of SQLite Database <sqlite-users@sqlite.org> > Subject: Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail >list > Message-ID: <41d980cd-ae28-46a3-85

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-27 Thread Nico Williams
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 8:42 AM, Yves Goergen wrote: > On 18.10.2011 16:40 CE(S)T, Simon Slavin wrote: >> The way to settle this is easy: leave the mailing list in place. >> Create a web forum.  If people abandon the mailing list and start >> using the web forum

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-27 Thread Simon Slavin
On 27 Oct 2011, at 4:41pm, Yves Goergen wrote: > On 23.10.2011 16:05 CE(S)T, Simon Slavin wrote: >> Part of the attraction of this list is that I don't have to think >> "Oh, I want to read a lot of SQLite-related stuff now !". > > What do you mean? I don't get it. If I had to go to a separate

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-27 Thread Yves Goergen
On 23.10.2011 16:05 CE(S)T, Simon Slavin wrote: >>> If the mailing list was replaced by a forum, everybody would go to the >>> forum. >> The failure in this logic is that is not true. I already said I would >> not bother with the forum and I was not the only one. You would, if it was really

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-23 Thread Simon Slavin
On 23 Oct 2011, at 3:00pm, John Drescher wrote: >> If the mailing list was replaced by a forum, everybody would go to the forum. > > The failure in this logic is that is not true. I already said I would > not bother with the forum and I was not the only one. I would bother with a web forum

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-23 Thread John Drescher
> If the mailing list was replaced by a forum, everybody would go to the forum. > The failure in this logic is that is not true. I already said I would not bother with the forum and I was not the only one. John ___ sqlite-users mailing list

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-23 Thread Yves Goergen
On 18.10.2011 16:40 CE(S)T, Simon Slavin wrote: > The way to settle this is easy: leave the mailing list in place. > Create a web forum. If people abandon the mailing list and start > using the web forum instead, it worked. If people stay with the > mailing list, the mailing list is superior. I

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread ajm
Definitely I would like to have the SQLite mail list in a fashion as StackOverlow. > > Original Message > From: epank...@comcast.net > Sent: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:23:11 +0200 > > > >I'll say one thing - a forum would have saved me the wasted time of having to >download and then

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Roger Binns
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 18/10/11 05:04, Igor Tandetnik wrote: > Frank Missel wrote: >> I think that the sqlite-users e-mail list has enough traffic to >> warrant a proper forum. > > For what it's worth, I'm using GMane (http://gmane.org/), It should be

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Simon Slavin
On 18 Oct 2011, at 3:22pm, epank...@comcast.net wrote: > I'll say one thing - a forum would have saved me the wasted time of having to > download and then delete all of this discussion about forums :) 'man killfile' Or, since we're now in the 21st century, create a rule for your mail app.

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Brad Stiles
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Igor Tandetnik wrote: > Frank Missel wrote: >> I think that the sqlite-users e-mail list has enough traffic to warrant a >> proper forum. > > For what it's worth, I'm using GMane (http://gmane.org/), which is a mailing >

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread epankoke
; <sqlite-users@sqlite.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 9:59:09 AM Subject: Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list I for one would love a forum, and disagree about it being the same as an email list. I would love to not see 40+ emails in my inbox every day from

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Eugene N
which would be very very nice. > > -Original Message- From: Frank Missel > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:35 AM > To: 'Teg' ; 'General Discussion of SQLite Database' > Subject: Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list > > > Hi Teg, > > I love fo

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Danny Staten
Message- From: Frank Missel Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:35 AM To: 'Teg' ; 'General Discussion of SQLite Database' Subject: Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list Hi Teg, I love forums and consider them far superior to email if only because it's easier

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Frank Missel
> boun...@sqlite.org] On Behalf Of Igor Tandetnik > Sent: 18 October 2011 20:05 > For what it's worth, I'm using GMane (http://gmane.org/), which is a mailing > list-to-NNTP gateway and happens to carry this list. I'm old-fashioned enough > to believe that an NNTP newsgroup *is* the proper forum.

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Frank Missel
Hi Teg, > I love forums and consider them far superior to email if only because it's > easier to follow a topic with less quoting needed. The downside is that > someone has to manage the forum. I've managed a forum for the past 10 > years and there's a daily spam cleanup process and constant

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Teg
Hello Frank, I love forums and consider them far superior to email if only because it's easier to follow a topic with less quoting needed. The downside is that someone has to manage the forum. I've managed a forum for the past 10 years and there's a daily spam cleanup process and constant

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Eduardo Morras
At 14:04 18/10/2011, Igor Tandetnik wrote: Frank Missel wrote: > I think that the sqlite-users e-mail list has enough traffic to warrant a > proper forum. For what it's worth, I'm using GMane (http://gmane.org/), which is a mailing list-to-NNTP gateway and happens to carry

Re: [sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Igor Tandetnik
Frank Missel wrote: > I think that the sqlite-users e-mail list has enough traffic to warrant a > proper forum. For what it's worth, I'm using GMane (http://gmane.org/), which is a mailing list-to-NNTP gateway and happens to carry this list. I'm old-fashioned enough to believe

[sqlite] How about a proper forum rather than an e-mail list

2011-10-18 Thread Frank Missel
I think that the sqlite-users e-mail list has enough traffic to warrant a proper forum. Has this been considered? A proper forum also can contain several subject forums, e.g. USER FORUMS: Announcements General Help with SQL News DEVELOPERS CORNER: News General OS specific .