I honestly wouldn't mind setting up a phpbb server if I could get some other people to admin with me.
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 9:56 PM, Craig Bergdorf <mm1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another vote for having a regular forum like phpbb or the like because > it's how I am comfy communicating (Yes, I remember the rule of if you > suggest it be prepared to do it), but I agree it's too much work for 50 > people. I suppose if reddit is already setup and is what all the cool > people use now I should just adapt (and make an account). Perhaps a > webadmin could put it on the front page so others could find it? I like > the idea of segmenting long term projects like power racing in a way that > someone new or returning from leave can read everything that has been said > without sifting through the full synhak load. > On Nov 13, 2013 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
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