We have an IRC. I really like the idea of having the discussion as just that a discussion. Then create a mailing list for our newsletter. That way we can offer people to join that without seeing all of our crazy!
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 7:22 PM, Philip P. Patnode <ppatn...@gmail.com>wrote: > Merely a suggestion, but has anyone considered a "chat room" on the SH > webpage? > > Check out this link for an example of a open chat session that can appear > on synhak.org at no cost to the org. > > Link = http://chatango.com/creategroup?html5&ts=0010000009234112500 > > Might be a good place for all off-topic conversations. > > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Steve Radonich IV > <nesfr...@outlook.com>wrote: > >> I personally would love to see forums where we could all post and have >> a thread for projects we are working on >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: "Chris Egeland" <ch...@chrisegeland.com> >> Sent: November 13, 2013 4:52 PM >> To: discuss@synhak.org >> Subject: Re: [SH-Discuss] Offtopic List? >> >> *watches the subscriber count jump by two* >> >> Yeah, the subreddit exists. Nothing really gets posted to it due to its >> low subscriber count. >> >> We usually post stuff to /r/Akron and /r/Cleveland rather than to the >> subreddit itself. However, if you really value your precious interweb >> points, feel free to post something there and ask for up-phongs to the >> negative x-axis. At least I'll upvote you. >> >> Chris >> >> On 11/13/2013 4:40 PM, Ben Lippincott wrote: >> >> WHAT?! WHY WAS I NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS? aaaaaaa reddit i love you >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Chris Egeland <ch...@chrisegeland.com>wrote: >> >> Forums were discussed a couple of years ago in the beginning. The >> opposition to them was that people would have to register in order to use >> them, and then it's another web app that we have to maintain, apply >> security patches to, and everyone else would have to remember credentials >> for. Personally, I don't think the community (members, friends of the >> space, people interested in us, etc) is large enough to justify running >> something like vBulletin, SMF or phpBB. >> >> Reddit is kinda already implemented (we have a SYN/HAK subreddit), but I >> think only a handful of us actually use the site. The subreddit has >> something like six posts in 8 months. >> >> More mailing lists appeals to me because it makes it possible for people >> to subscribe to channels of discussion that are relevant to them. For >> example, if we were to start making mailing lists that are specific to >> individual projects (for example, the Power Racing Series cars), someone >> who is uninterested in the project could browse the pipermail archives if >> they wanted to see what was going on with the project. If they were then >> interested in the project, they could join the list and become active that >> way. >> >> Sure, it's nice to have one big massive list that everyone subscribes to, >> but eventually you start to get the people that are overwhelmed with the >> amount of email they are receiving. >> >> Chris >> >> >> On 11/13/2013 4:20 PM, Ben Lippincott wrote: >> >> We could make a private subreddit >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:18 PM, Justin Herman <just...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Seems like a different medium might work better. I fear that different >> people will have different opinions about what is off-topic. >> Maybe instead.... >> Fourm >> Reddit >> etc. >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Ben Lippincott < >> benji.lippinc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Wooot! Let's do it! >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Bethany Munyan <beth.mun...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >> I was thinking the same thing. I like the idea of having an 'off-topic' >> mailing list. >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Chris Egeland <ch...@chrisegeland.com>wrote: >> >> Hey hackers! >> >> I've been watching the mailing lists very closely for some time now, and >> have noticed a general uptrend in the volume of email sent to the discuss >> list. Sometimes we get offtopic and go off on tangents about toast, or >> other topics which are fun to talk about, but are ultimately irrelevant to >> the space itself. Usually, this isn't a problem, but for someone who is >> interested in the space, but not the minutiae of every little bit of >> day-to-day operations, it can quickly turn into an overwhelming amount of >> email. >> >> Today, I'm asking for input on how we should proceed with the mailing >> lists. As you may know, we currently have 5 lists, two of which are >> public, one semipublic, and two private. discuss@synhak.org and >> annou...@synhak.org are the two that everyone knows about. Members may >> know that they are automatically subscribed to memb...@synhak.org. >> Board members are subscribed to bo...@synhak.org and us sysadmin folk >> are members of sysad...@synhak.org. >> >> My recommendation is to create an "offtopic" list, which would have very >> very lax rules on what can be posted. Anything you want to chat about. >> Want to debate why the RubberDucks is a terrible team name and the Aeros >> was WAY better? Sure, no problem. Got a pothole on Market street that >> irks you every day? Have at it. Joke threads? Toast? No problem. The >> other side to this idea is that the discuss list would have some basic >> rules imposed that mean that any topics to the discuss list would be >> required to be relevant to the space itself. Projects occurring at the >> space would be relevant topics, open hours discussion, meeting minutes, etc. >> >> So, let me know what you guys think. I'm not officially proposing this, >> but we may chat about it at the next meeting as a discussion topic, because >> it would fundamentally mean we change how the mailing lists are organized >> and structured. >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@synhak.org >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@synhak.org >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks! >> Ben Lippincott >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@synhak.org >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@synhak.org >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks! >> Ben Lippincott >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing >> listDiscuss@synhak.orghttps://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@synhak.org >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks! >> Ben Lippincott >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing >> listDiscuss@synhak.orghttps://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@synhak.org >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@synhak.org > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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