Quoting MrKiwi <mrkiwi@xxxxxxxxx>:
John Summerfield wrote:
I don't understand the current rationale for a single CentOS users'
list; probably in times past it was sensible, but I think the time
has come for splitting the list by release.
I'm speaking from my own perspective, but I'm sure others have
similar stories. How many users use all CentOS releases?
I totally agree John - as CentOS gets more popular i too have found
myself using 'Mark folder as Read' too often.
This is a good thing. I've just left the Fedora Core mailing lists
(users & devel) and the traffic didn't bother me at all. It's a great
thing to have a busy list - as it means that there are more eyeballs
looking at just about everything. I browse a lot of things that are
posted and although I don't reply to a lot, if I have a suggestion and
have time to write it out, I will.
If this list were split into one for each release, then subscribers
could choose which email they see. At present, it's all or none,
and neither suits me.
My worry would be the increases in cross-posting, and maybe the need
for centos-general, but i guess these can mostly be posted to a
CentOS(max_version) list.
Splitting by version is usually a bad idea. It causes things to split,
people post the wrong version information to the wrong lists and it
becomes a PITA. Hell, I've noticed enough people whinge and moan about
top posting... Imagine that on someone posting a v5 question to a v4
list!
A point that may mitigate the need to act now: I have seen the volume
of mail surge about t-2_months before the launch of v5 - and i wasnt
here for the launch of 4.0 -> 4.4, but would you not expect a lot of
noise to dissipate soon now we are t+2_weeks?
This depends on your definition of noise. As long as the posts are
CentOS related, I wouldn't care if there was 100 or 1000 posts per
day. I'll do the same as what I do now. Skim through the subjects (a
hint - make your subject useful and more eyeballs will read your
post!). What I do care about is people posting random junk and making
the signal to noise ratio go down the crapper.
Thats my 2c worth.
I'll see your 2c, and raise you 2c.
--
Steven Haigh
Email: netwiz@xxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.crc.id.au
Phone: (03) 9017 0597 - 0404 087 474
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