Where do you propose to hold and publicize such a vote in order that the people who would participate on a forum but not on a mailing list—ie. those for whom the switch will be most beneficial—are enfranchised?
Nevin On Thursday, February 2, 2017, James Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Feb 2, 2017, at 1:45 PM, Dave Abrahams via swift-evolution < > [email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > >> On Feb 2, 2017, at 12:58 PM, Karl Wagner <[email protected] > <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> > >> somebody build a parallel site to support the style of open community > which the core-team seem unwilling/unable to do. > > > > I don't think this is fair. We may not be moving as quickly as you'd > like but we are looking into it. > > I would encourage everybody to remember that though there have been a > vocal few advocating for something other than a mailing list, the question > has never really been put to the community for a vote. I think it’s > important to remember that while some people on list may be very vocal in > advocating for a position, that doesn’t mean the majority of community > members agree. At the least, such a matter should be put to a vote or poll > once leading options have been identified. > > Speaking for myself only, discourse seems to give me little of value, > while it would plaster emails with html-laden buttons, etc, thus making my > favored experience worse than it is today. I’m fairly happy with using a > gmail account and server-side filters to file my swift-evolution mails into > a mailbox that I can then read on or offline with the threaded email client > of my choice. > > James > >
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