I have found that I can get everything done I need with a dedicated
gmail account, thunderbird, and a blackberry. I can have thread view
when I want it, respond on the go, make sure to use plain text on the
lists where I will get shot if I don't, add attachemnts when allowed and
needed. etc.
That is just my own 'perfect' setup.
On 8/13/2010 1:18 PM, Paul Herron wrote:
While I agree with everything Josh has written below, I’m loathe to
let go of the mailing list. I fear/suspect that shifting to a “forum
only” will lead to a decline in participation and or attrition.
In my particular case, IT is just one of the many hats I wear, if I
have to proactively go to a forum, I won’t go unless I have a problem.
It’s not because I don’t want to help but rather, that I don’t have
the time and it’s not top of mind. The open source mail server I use
hosts a forum. When I was first deploying the server, I went to the
forum frequently. The developer also had a point person who was very
active in the forums answering questions and providing updates on the
development plans. When answers from the developers slowed and
development updates slowed, participation in the forums waned. Now, I
visit my mail server forums maybe once every three months and there is
very little activity.
For me, the mailing list is a good thing. I’m much more familiar with
Sipx because of the mailing list and, I’m more likely to contribute
when I can with the mailing list than with a forum.
Just my $.02
Paul
From: Josh M. Patten [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 12:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [sipx-users] Mailing list or forum
I think it’s time this was revisited.
Now that sipX as a whole has gained traction and started attracting
users the mailing lists have started to, in my opinion, get out of
hand. I open my mail client this morning and was greeted by 60 new
sipx-users mailing list messages. That’s right 60.
I could spend 20 minutes sifting through them all, ignoring bottom
posters as usual, or I could just mark them all read and possibly miss
out on a good post or an opportunity to help someone.
Or they could all be laid out in a nice easy to use forum format that
allows everyone to easily glean relevant information in a uniform
format. Let’s face it: it’s not very intuitive to create code blocks
in an email client.
I would like some opinions from the crowd here. I think the mailing
list has become difficult to use and it should be replaced by a forum.
The current forum-mailing list integration is half ass (don’t get me
wrong, I appreciate the effort). It requires that members register for
both the forum AND the mailing list and it doesn’t allow for
categorization of threads.
Let the discussion begin.
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