On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 19:40:43 Justin Herman wrote: > 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!
you mean annou...@synhak.org? cuz thats what annou...@synhak.org is meant for. > > 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 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
