Hi all, Over the last few months we have had a steady increase in users joining the list. Just in the last 48 hours we have had a large increase in members from the CSS-F list.
So, first of all, welcome to all new members. We hope you find this list friendly, helpful and informative! We also look forward to your contributions in the future! MAIL LIST ISSUES There has been a number of comments in the last week about increasing traffic on the list, especially to do with "CSS help". In some ways this shows that the list is a success. People feel confident about asking questions and posting comments. It proves that the list is alive and kicking. However, the downside is that some members are finding this increased traffic a problem. We have had a number of helpful suggestions and we have looked into them all in detail before getting back to you. We have come up with two things that should help the list and all members; guidelines and a discussion room. MAIL LIST GUIDELINES We have produced a simple Mail list guidelines document. Please read this carefully: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.htm The problem with guidelines are that they seem very rigid and formal. This information should be seen a GUIDE ONLY - simply suggestions to make life easier for everyone on the list. Please remember is that we are hear to facilitate the list, not run it. So, if there are things you want to change in the guidelines, let us know! DISCUSSION ROOM We will soon be setting up a posting and commenting tool (let's just call it a discussion room) that allows any member to post a topic and then any member can comment on this topic. This is an extension of the list, not a replacement. It would be used when threads become too long winded, or slightly obscure. For example: If someone posted a question and 30 members respond, all other members are forced to download these 30 posts even though they may not have any interest in the topic. However, when the discussion room is in place, this will change. At any time, a topic that seems to be growing too long could be moved to this discussion room. The discussion can continue, but only people who want to participate or read more need be involved. The general list can go on without major interruption. Hopefully this will cut down on some traffic, without affecting the flow of useful information. We will test this concept for a two month period and then ask for feedback from all members. If the overall feedback is good, we will make it a permanent feature. WEBSITE We will be doing major renovations to the website in the coming weeks (including the addition of the discussion room). More about that soon. Thanks to everyone who has participated on the list or in meetings so far. If you want to offer suggestions, ideas, comments etc - feel free to email us ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Enjoy the list! Russ and Peter... ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *****************************************************
