On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Alberto Salvia Novella < [email protected]> wrote:
> Alberto: > >> Okay, text. >> > > Well, I really don't feel like it's something I wanted to do any more. > Apart from if it practically makes sense or not. > > Simply I spend a big part of my time alone writing in front of a computer, > and the latest thing that appeals to me is relating with people through > text. More of the same thing. > > I simply don't see myself spending years and years like that, it's dull. > Probably I would end avoiding the conversations. In fact this is what has > been happening till now. > > As I said these emails takes me plenty of time to write. Moreover they > make me worry if people are getting what I mean or not. So I tend to write > longer and longer and longer, till the point the conversation no longer > makes sense. > > In fact most people outside of this conjuncture says that they feel > flattened when I took the time to answer like that. Probably we are > reaching the tunnel effect, and close to make a quantum jump to a new > dimension. > > I also agree that sometimes writing text can be a little dull, but there are two things to consider here: (1) what is the most effective way for an individual to collaborate (what do you prefer), and (2) what is the most effective way for a community to collaborate (what is the best thing for us all together). In many cases, the preference of the individual is not the preferred method for the community. Speaking personally, I don't particularly enjoy mailing list discussions. I get loads of email anyway, and I find doing yet more email frustrating. I also enjoy 1-on-1 discussion via in-person meetings, hangouts, and calls. The problem is, those in-person meetings and calls simply don't scale. Communities are a many-to-many entity. We have lots of people talking with lots of other people, and what this results in is mediums that support a many-to-many approach. Text is the most efficient way for people to communicate in this manner for many reasons - it is low bandwidth, you can access it on mobile phones, blind people can understand it with screen readers, multiple clients support it, you can do machine translation on it, etc. I entirely agree with you that it might not be as quick and accessible and filming a video, but that is the compromise me make in a collaborative community. So, in summary, I agree with your frustrations with text, but as I said, this is the compromise we make to ensure we have accessible forms of communication for everyone. When someone comes up with something as accessible as text which works for everyone, I will be the first to join! :-) Thanks, -- Homepage <http://www.jonobacon.com/> · About Me <http://www.jonobacon.com/about/> · Consulting Services <http://www.jonobaconconsulting.com/> · Twitter <https://twitter.com/jonobacon> · LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonobacon/> -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
