On 11/2/06, Kenny Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eamonn, > > Im not sure that you've really missed anything. My mail did imply a decision > had been made, which I don't think it has.
No, that's fine. Wasn't criticising, I was just honestly asking. I jump in and out of the list when I have time and I remember some heated discussion around this issue a while back. I thought I had missed a conclusion. > > However I do think it is a good way for new users to use as a resource. I > believe the list is good for people interested in getting involved in > ubuntu-uk (im not suggesting the list should be exclusive). I believe new > users would find it easier to use a forum to get assistance. Personally, I > find searching forums easier than mailing lists. Also, users can attend the > forums when they have a need for assistance and can search for an answer or > post for help. This way they don't need to be subscribed to the mailing list > getting daily mails when they actually don't want or need the content of > these mails. There is a definitely advantage to Web forums for people who don't want or need to subscribe to an email list, plus it makes it a bit easier to find solutions to common problems with a Google search. My only hesitation is that I wouldn't want an already (relatively) small community to be split further. The ubuntu-users list and the forums are completely different communities, as far as I can tell, and I wouldn't want the same thing to happen to ubuntu-uk. -Eamonn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
