Reddit would honestly probably be more difficult to use, we couldn't set up subforums or anything. If someone has an old box I can use, as well as a domain (I have a static IP), I could set it up at home so we aren't using the space's internetz.
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Ben Lippincott <benji.lippinc...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 > -- Thanks! Ben Lippincott
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