I agree on all accounts. Slack should be for… Well… Slacking. Anything worth archiving should stay on the list.
- hugi > On 20. okt. 2016, at 17:30, David LeBer <dleber_wo...@codeferous.com> wrote: > > Agreed, > > Mailing lists may be old school and no longer (if ever) hip, but they do have > a lot going for them: > > - Data is retained. > - Threads are maintained, and often self contained - save the last message in > a thread to archive the entire discussion. > - Searchable archives (usually) both online, and stored locally. > - Low investment - you can ignore the list until you need it, search for > applicable stuff, and post if you cannot find anything. > > Not as quick turnaround as a chat platform for kibitzing and building > community, but for actual knowledge retention, much better IMHO. > > -- > D > > On October 20, 2016 at 1:19:53 PM, Andrus Adamchik (and...@objectstyle.org) > wrote: > >> > I tried to follow the threads but soon got lost. I strongly suggest that >> > such technical issues MUST NOT be discussed on Slack but must be CARRIED >> > OUT ON THE MAILING LIST. Slack is not searchable, the threads are not >> > followable, Google does not index Slack discussions (as far as I know). >> > And most of all the discussion thread is not easily archived. >> >> Good assessment. A few thousands people at the Apache Software Foundation >> would likely concur. Mailing lists may feel old, but so far are the best way >> of communication for distributed volunteer communities. >> >> Andrus >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/dleber_wodev%40codeferous.com >> >> This email sent to dleber_wo...@codeferous.com > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/hugi%40karlmenn.is > > This email sent to h...@karlmenn.is _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
