Jan Vancura wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jenda Vancura wrote: >> Brian Burger wrote: >> >>>> One of the biggest things ubuntu-marketing could/should do for >>>> visibility is establish a presence on ubuntuforums.org >>>> <http://ubuntuforums.org> - having your own forums is nice, but >>>> like them or loathe them, the main Ubuntu Forums are one of the >>>> busiest, most active parts of the 'ordinary users' community. >>>> >>>> An "Ubuntu Marketing & Advocacy" forum somewhere on the Forums >>>> would bring in new people, and almost certainly pay off in >>>> increased participation, both in the official ubuntu-marketing team >>>> and generally in the whole community. >>>> >>>> My $0.02, (crossposted to both -doc and -marketing just this once, >>>> for feedback) >>>> >>>> Brian/Madpilot > > This is an old issue which I'd like to revisit. > On our first meeting (or, the first recent one), we decided that we > don't want a forum. I'd like to know if opinions have changed on this. > > Mine has been floating around a little bit. With a little bit of work, > we could set up a bridge, that would crosspost to the list and vice > versa. This has worked for the ubuntu-users ML for months (at least).
I use forums for a situation which is 'acute' - short lived - problem, emergency, specific task etc. I use ongoing email discussions - that is, an email list - for ongoing and committted situations and interests. My interest in marketing is ongoing and long term, so I would look to a list for this. If a good list option was unavailable I would be much less involved indeed. A forum is an on-line facility, and can be slow under some circumstances, it is also more difficult to quickly get a visual scan of the subjects. In fact in a forum I find this impossible in reality. When I use a forum I dig into a single isolated topic, at a time, and then leave (sign out). I then have no idea of ongoing topics missed. I can, and do, accommodate about 20 email lists similar to this one, (and usenet or newsgroups also) different aspects of my life. I would not in any way be able to offer similar ongoing committed attention for (similar) *forums*, just too cumbersome. I think technical forums are good, for example yahoogroups linux-dell-laptops. I visit this a few times per year when I have a special nugget of information to share, or a special need to ask or search. I do not use the yahoogroup facility option of a 'list' for that group. Another yahoogroup I use only as an email list- I review its content daily. A forum makes it easy for occasional use. Just drop in and then go away and forget it for a while. I wonder if an interest in marketing is one which will benefit from this access? -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
