On Friday 08 October 2021 10:16:44 dep wrote: > said William Morder via tde-users: > | On Friday 08 October 2021 10:04:11 Marvin Jones via tde-users wrote: > | > On Fri, 8 Oct 2021, Michael wrote: > | > >Well, if the thought of changing to a forum from the mailing list > | > >appeals to the group that is... > | > > | > Anyone consider groups.io ? --- which each member can use as either > | > a mailing list and/or a forum for the group(s). > | > > | > Jonesy > | > | I never really got into IRC, etc., but can't xmpp/jabber be used for > | this kind of thing? If so, why should we try to reinvent the wheel? > | > | And obviously I never did Zoom and that stuff, but I do think that a > | forum would be a good idea, so that we can keep the mailing list more > | strictly on-topic. > > A forum comes with its own wad of problems. Trying to remember the problem > that we're hoping to solve. Is it some messages being bounced because of > faulty spam filters, or something else? > > IRC can be useful, though not as a mailing list replacement, and, again, > only if the problems attendant to *that* method are handled. > -- > dep I don't propose getting rid of the mailing list; just that off-topic rants (for example) can be routed to the forum (IRC or whatever), so that the list can be kept more technical and probably more on-topic. It could instantly deflate the occasional conflicts that we have, which are often more like broad personality differences (e.g., techies versus others). But for now, at least, I would keep the list, too, unless there is some pressing reason otherwise. Bill ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
