[pmwiki-users] [pmwiki-devel] Announce: pmwiki-social
Sandy
sandy at onebit.ca
Wed May 2 09:15:37 CDT 2007
Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
>
> The pmwiki-users mailing list has never been intended to be
> strictly "focus on code". It's an open mailing list for any and
> all discussions related to PmWiki. It's perfectly okay for those
> discussions to range beyond the PmWiki realm from time to time.
>
> If people on the list feel that they want to talk strictly code,
> pmwiki-devel exists for that.
>
> Are there really a significant number of people on pmwiki-users
> who are wanting a separate forum for totally non-PmWiki-related
> topics? So far we seem to have two votes in favor of this.
>
> Pm
I'm in favour of keeping the users list focused on PmWiki and website
development. Not tightly, nazi-ish, strictly, but not a free-for-all,
either.
Reasons:
- For some, this list is required reading. Yes, it's possible to start
ignoring threads, but that's harder with some newsreaders than others.
Also, even if you choose to ignore 50%, you still have to screen it.
- For new users, a busy list is intimidating. They don't know what to
read and what not to read, so end up reading it all. Information overload.
- PmWiki posts are more likely to slip through the cracks if there is a
busy discussion. As is, 2-4 questions from _new_posters_ get missed each
month. Some get re-asked, others dropped.
- We have enough (insert noun) when we focus on the product. Now add in
off topic rants, debates and misunderstandings.
- It's a haven from the news and drama happening elsewhere in the world
and online.
----
Having said that, I do appreciate the chance to be off topic
occassionally. A laugh that has to be shared that this audience would
appreciate. A technical question that, while not about PmWiki, fits
better here than my other lists. I enjoy reading the profiles and
heading over to folks' websites. I like feeling there's someone in the
cubicle "next door".
So, my vote is this list remain relaxed and mostly-on-topic. Friendly,
helpful, welcoming. Sociable, but not social.
Sandy
http://pmwiki.org/wiki/Profiles/Sandy
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