has anyone ever looked at the idea of converting to a phpBB style forums here? it would have all the news, ontopic and offtopic ares segregated. and if one wants to follow a specific forum, they can have the setting made for them to be e-mailed of new changes to that forum. I tend to do this a lot myself because it is easier for me to filter out what I need and what is obviously "junk" IMO. Thei is probably one of the first and last mailing lists I am on (the first because I joined it at its inception, and the last because it is one of the few I still subscribe to). View this as "just a suggestion" to be discussed. On Thursday 07 February 2008 10:30, Matt Graham wrote: > From: Alan Dayley > > > Craig White wrote: > >> On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 09:59 -0700, Alan Dayley wrote: > >>> I propose that we create another email list. It would be called > >>> "plug-offtopic" and would be the place for everything not Linux/FS/OSS > >>> related. > >> > >> no one will subscribe > > > > That is a danger but I disagree for the following reason. > > > > Right now off topic discussions have one resolution: the participants > > "shut up" or go private. I don't know how many times going private is > > successful but telling people to be quiet when they feel they have > > something worth saying is an off-putting thing. > > > > With the creation of an off topic list, the conversations have a place > > to go. In other words we will have stronger topic enforcement here > > while welcoming wider topics in the new list. > > > > It will work, I think. > > FWIW, on many, many, web forums devoted to topic $FOO, there is generally > a "Things that are not $FOO and are offtopic" area. This area tends to > get quite a bit of traffic. While mailing lists are not web forums, at > least a comparison between the 2 would be comparing mammals to other > mammals. I think. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss