On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 01:41:34PM +0100, Andrew Saunders wrote: > This thread started with someone complaining that forums.debian.net > is too small with only ~7000 registered users - fragmenting the user > base even more widely with your offering doesn't seem like it's going > to do much to help solve that problem.
I think fragmentation is the biggest issue with the launching of any new community site, whether it is forums, or support sites. Right now my site has ~5400 registered users[0], and a larger number of unregistered people who regularly return. I'd be quite interested to see what the overlap is between the different Debian sites. If it is low then it would suggest that multiple sites are OK, each with their own niche. If it is high it might suggest that more consolidation is useful. (Although expecting site owners to merge their different code/users is going to be hard at best!) Steve -- [0] - http://www.debian-administration.org/hof#totals -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
