>> So I'm not sure just what to do about the blindmac-devel list.
>> Maybe I'll put it on yahoo.
> Hmmm, maybe we can take a look at freelists and see what's going on.
> Have you consulted with the manager of free lists? You probably have,
> but if not, it might be worth a try.
I really must strongly recommend that you try to think of where people new to VoiceOver will come from, rather than randomly starting something wholly from scratch. You really can't depend on Yahoo and Google to drive interested people to your lists, at least not at the beginning.
Developers will migrate to forums that grow from the resources they are using already -- which is why I suggested the Apple Developer site as a start.
Predicting where new VoiceOver end-users will naturally look for help is harder to predict. Mostly likely they will be new to Apple, so starting at their sponsored discussion lists will probably not be the first choice for them. Besides, I don't think those boards are very screen reader friendly. There may be long time Apple users setting up blind relatives with their first PC, so this resource shouldn't be discounted entirely.
OS X has earned a number of Unix and Linux switchers and experimenters, so advertising here makes sense. Obviously though, RedHat will not be interested in hosting a forum! Likewise, Freedom Scientific and GW Micro will be less than supportive in generating traffic!
Closing The Gap should generate some referrals, but I don't have any sense of their cache within the blind community.
After Blinux, what are people's preferred technical screen reader forums?
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