> I know the downside to chat systems is that things aren't recorded in a way that can be referenced long term, I happen to run an somewhat nomiclike conlang discord server, where we have a few channels corresponding to agora discussion, which are just as any else, and then in the channels corresponding to agora business you have to format messages a certain way and then, once the bill [we're not dealing with non-bill things] passes or fails it is automatically archived in a "showcase" channel. (Things corresponding to agora official just go in a channel where only our equivalent of office holders can send messages, but where all can read.)
I know changing fora can be hard (see https://xkcd.com/1782/), and that discord is a specific company as opposed to the email concept which is (if i'm not too wrong) very openaccess, which both are downsides tho, so i think a thing of this calibre should be carefully discussed and thought through by all active members. Bögtil Den lör 20 juni 2020 kl 23:33 skrev nch via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org>: > On 6/20/20 4:10 PM, Stefan Fjellander via agora-discussion wrote: > > (I rejoined discussions) > >> Sorry to see you going, but always happy to have you back if you choose. > >> Can I ask what you found most difficult/frustrating? > >> Difficult > > I must admit I don't really know how to vote, nor how CFJs work, and the > > discussion in general was over my head 90% of the time. I could probably > > have caught up in a few months? But that leads to my next point: > >> Frustrating > > So Many Emails So Little Time So Little Knowledge. Getting 20 to 50 > emails > > overnight, of which I understood very few, is a hassle to read, so I got > in > > the habit of just instantly deleting them without reading, which doesn't > > help me learn more nor makes me interact. (Email lists in general aren't > > really a thing I do well? I might have survived longer on say a Discord > > group or something, where there's lower barriers to asking stupider > > questions, but that has other downsides, and is just me having my > personal > > issues.) > > Speaking of which, I've been thinking of suggesting a Discord. I know > the downside to chat systems is that things aren't recorded in a way > that can be referenced long term, but it would certainly help people > overcome barriers like this one and in general ask quick clarifying > questions. > > > > > Thus, I was in the position of "I get 20-50 emails overnight, of which I > > instantly delete 99%, from a community which I almost never interact with > > and which I don't even understand the basics of", and it's unfair both to > > my time and to y'all who are legit invested in this to keep on doing > that. > > > > -- > > Bögtil > > As G. mentioned, there's a good portion of emails I don't read. I read > everything in a-o and a-b, but when it comes to a-d I often skim once > I've gotten the gist of the conversation. If it is important it'll pop > up in a-b and I'll go back and read the thread. Of course, skimming is > easier with more experience so I don't know how helpful this really is > as starter advice. > > -- > nch > Prime Minister, Webmastor, NAX Exchange Manager > > >
