Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 08:31:27PM +0000, Eric Wong wrote: > > Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > The community expectations for the mailing list are the same as those > > > for the main Git list, but posts are only visible to members (anyone can > > > join) in order to create a more private space for beginner questions. > > > > It would be better to promote anonymous or pseudonymous posts > > if beginners aren't comfortable... > > > > > For now, posting is limited to members only (again, anyone can join) - > > > but if we find a high incidence of needing to forward messages to and > > > from the main list, we can change that permission as needed. > > > > ...because anybody can expose the archives, anyways. And right now, > > messages aren't visible to generic search engines, either; so fewer > > people can get helped... > > Hm, this is a little circular, right? Part of the rationale for keeping > viewing limited was "that way it's not visible to generic search > engines". Sorry if I wasn't clear. My points were: 1) limiting visibility harmful to helpfulness 2) trusting "members" to keep potentially embarrasing posts away from the public eye is unrealistic. Let posters maintain anonymity or pseudonymity for themselves.
