In general, I am curious about how discourse manifests differently on a forum vs. a mailing list so I'd love to see them both operating in parallel. At the moment, we're kinda guessing at outcomes. The month experiment could be pretty enlightening. We might even blog about it!
Parker, no rush. This is a busy time of the semester. No need to set an arbitrary deadline unless you think 7 days is really enough. kEd On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 3:01 AM, Kevin Donovan <[email protected]> wrote: > I actually think the two could serve different purposes - the forum can be > more purpose-driven/action-oriented than transient email. It will provide a > user-friendly location for much more asynchronous communication. > > I'd be in favor of two mediums for two messages, especially under the > auspices of Driscoll's month-long experiment. > > kpd > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 1:51 AM, D Parker Phinney <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> well, it's not a roadblock yet, in that we haven't really tried to >> implement it (we're all having trouble devoting hours to webteam stuff). >> What if you gave us 7 days (an arbitrary number) to implement it, and >> if we fail, then we'll just install bbpress? >> >> does that make sense? >> >> Kevin Driscoll wrote: >> > Parker, >> > >> > Is the forum/listserv transit proving to be a big roadblock? >> > >> > I have heard from lots of people on and off this listserv about their >> > desire for a forum. Perhaps we should risk fragmentation, use bbPress >> > (or something similar) for a month, and just see what happens. No harm >> > in trying. >> > >> > We might be able to use some low-tech means for transitioning between >> > these spaces. For example, people could subscribe to a periodic digest >> > of forum topics and follow up on the ones that catch their attention. >> > >> > If a script doesn't exist to such a thing, I am happy to write one. >> > >> > Kevin >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 2:31 AM, D Parker Phinney <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> we (the webteam) are working on this. our idea was to find some >> >> software that could provide a forum front-end to allow people to >> >> interact with the existing discuss mailing list. >> >> >> >> our first idea was to use phpbb with mail2forum. >> >> our second was to use fudforum. >> >> >> >> Christina Ducruet wrote: >> >>> Starting a new thread regarding the need for a Students for Free >> >>> Culture >> >>> forum where we can converse and build knowledge. >> >>> >> >>> I am a fan of bbPress >> >>> >> >>> Christina >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Discuss mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> -- >> >> D Parker Phinney >> >> madebyparker.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Discuss mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Discuss mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> -- >> D Parker Phinney >> madebyparker.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Webteam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/webteam > > > > -- > Kevin Donovan > Georgetown '11: SFS > 630.849.8285 > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
