On 28 August 2019 13:34:54 CEST, "Dan Čermák" <dan.cer...@cgc-instruments.com> wrote: >Hi Danni, > >Danny Lee <drea...@panix.com> writes: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm new to the devel list and fedora in general, but i was wondering >if >> these kind of back and forths between a few people is a frequent >> occurrence. I came to Fedora to volunteer what little spare time I >have >> to help the Fedora project in some little ways. I don't feel that >should >> include wading through dozens of emailed back and forths between >> individuals who seem to have strong, immovable opinions, I just don't > >> have time for that. > >Welcome to the club of all the "silent" contributors! > >Usually I try to follow discussions if they appear relevant or >interesting to me, but once they "tip over", I mark that thread as >deleted and mercilessly nuke everything new that comes in. >Yeah, I might miss some important information, but it's unlikely tbh >once you are 20 replies deep into a thread. >On the other hand: I don't want to spend all my free time reading >emails. > >So, if you don't care about a specific topic: just ignore & delete it.
This is how I think most do it. Just read the interesting parts. > > >Btw, this list is imho still pretty moderate, only the occasional >controversy causes a huge thread of replies (and people manage to stay >civilized and tend to bring in new arguments). There's other lists >(unnamed to protect the guilty) where the signal to noise ratio is >much, >much worse. The discourse debate and the fw debate are not the norm but the exception. We see a few of those from time to time. Most threads aren't like that though. > >> >> Is there any chance there is a moderated list or discussion group >about >> current project tasks and issues rather than debates about how to do >> things? Or perhaps, a way to turn off certain threads or block >certain >> posters? >> >> Thanks for your time and info you can provide. >> _______________________________________________ >> devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org >> Fedora Code of Conduct: >https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ >> List Guidelines: >https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> List Archives: >https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
