Re: Debates/back and forths

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 




On 28 August 2019 13:34:54 CEST, "Dan Čermák" <dan.cermak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hi Danni,
>
>Danny Lee <dreamer@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm new to the devel list and fedora in general, but i was wondering
>if 
>> these kind of back and forths between a few people is a frequent 
>> occurrence.  I came to Fedora to volunteer what little spare time I
>have 
>> to help the Fedora project in some little ways. I don't feel that
>should 
>> include wading through dozens of emailed back and forths between 
>> individuals who seem to have strong, immovable opinions, I just don't
>
>> have time for that.
>
>Welcome to the club of all the "silent" contributors!
>
>Usually I try to follow discussions if they appear relevant or
>interesting to me, but once they "tip over", I mark that thread as
>deleted and mercilessly nuke everything new that comes in.
>Yeah, I might miss some important information, but it's unlikely tbh
>once you are 20 replies deep into a thread.
>On the other hand: I don't want to spend all my free time reading
>emails.
>
>So, if you don't care about a specific topic: just ignore & delete it.

This is how I think most do it. Just read the interesting parts.

>
>
>Btw, this list is imho still pretty moderate, only the occasional
>controversy causes a huge thread of replies (and people manage to stay
>civilized and tend to bring in new arguments). There's other lists
>(unnamed to protect the guilty) where the signal to noise ratio is
>much,
>much worse.

The discourse debate and the fw debate are not the norm but the exception. We see a few of those from time to time. Most threads aren't like that though.

>
>>
>> Is there any chance there is a moderated list or discussion group
>about 
>> current project tasks and issues rather than debates about how to do 
>> things?  Or perhaps, a way to turn off certain threads or block
>certain 
>> posters?
>>
>> Thanks for your time and info you can provide.
>> _______________________________________________
>> devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Fedora Code of Conduct:
>https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/
>> List Guidelines:
>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
>> List Archives:
>https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_______________________________________________
devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/
List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[Index of Archives]     [Fedora Announce]     [Fedora Users]     [Fedora Kernel]     [Fedora Testing]     [Fedora Formulas]     [Fedora PHP Devel]     [Kernel Development]     [Fedora Legacy]     [Fedora Maintainers]     [Fedora Desktop]     [PAM]     [Red Hat Development]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]

  Powered by Linux