My experiment so far: Action: enabled email notification for all new posts Outcome: Received a notification
Action: post by replying to a notification email: Outcome: <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fHmgizKoI-Y/VS6uXmOD5tI/AAAAAAAAA8E/7aCXAfS0HsQ/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-04-15%2Bat%2B2.27.14%2BPM.png> Guidance? On Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 1:21:07 PM UTC-4, leslie.hawthorn wrote: > > > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 9:02 AM, Ivan Brusic <iv...@brusic.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I should clarify that I have no issues moving to Discourse, as long as >> instantaneous email interaction is preserved, just wanted to point out that >> I see no issues with the mailing lists. >> > Understood. > >> The question is moot anyways since the change will happen regardless of >> our inputs. >> > Actually, I'm maintaining our Forums pre-launch checklist where there's a > line item for "don't move forward based on community feedback". I > respectfully disagree with your assessment that the change will happen > regardless of input from the community. We asked for feedback for a reason. > :) > >> I hope we can subscribe to Discourse mailing lists without needing an >> account. >> > You'll need an account, but it's a one-time login to set up your > preferences and then read/interact solely via email. > > Cheers, > LH > >> Cheers, >> >> Ivan >> On Apr 13, 2015 7:13 PM, "Leslie Hawthorn" <leslie....@elastic.co >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for your feedback, Ivan. >>> >>> There's no plan to remove threads from the forums, so information would >>> always be archived there as well. >>> >>> Does that impact your thoughts on moving to Discourse? >>> >>> Folks, please keep the feedback coming! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> LH >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 12:09 AM, Ivan Brusic <iv...@brusic.com >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> As one of the oldest and most frequent users (before my sabbatical) of >>>> the mailing list, I just wanted to say that I never had an issue with it. >>>> It works. As long as I could continue using only email, I am happy. >>>> >>>> For realtime communication, there is the IRC channel. If prefer the >>>> mailing list since everything is archived. >>>> >>>> Ivan >>>> On Apr 2, 2015 5:36 PM, "leslie.hawthorn" <leslie....@elastic.co >>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> >>>>> As we’ve begun to scale up development on three different open source >>>>> projects, we’ve found Google Groups to be a difficult solution for >>>>> dealing >>>>> with all of our needs for community support. We’ve got multiple mailing >>>>> lists going, which can be confusing for new folks trying to figure out >>>>> where to go to ask a question. >>>>> >>>>> We’ve also found our lists are becoming noisy in the “good problem to >>>>> have” kind of way. As we’ve seen more user adoption, and across such a >>>>> wide >>>>> variety of use cases, we’re getting widely different types of questions >>>>> asked. For example, I can imagine that folks not using our Python client >>>>> would rather not be distracted with emails about it. >>>>> >>>>> There’s also a few other strikes against Groups as a tool, such as the >>>>> fact that it is no longer a supported product by Google, it provides no >>>>> API >>>>> hooks and it is not available for users in China. >>>>> >>>>> We’ve evaluated several options and we’re currently considering >>>>> shuttering the elasticsearch-user and logstash-users Google Groups in >>>>> favor >>>>> of a Discourse forum. You can read more about Discourse at >>>>> http://www.discourse.org >>>>> >>>>> We feel Discourse will allow us to provide a better experience for all >>>>> of our users for a few reasons: >>>>> >>>>> * More fine grained conversation topics = less noise and better >>>>> targeted discussions. e.g. we can offer a forum for each language client, >>>>> individual logstash plugin or for each city to plan user group meetings, >>>>> etc. >>>>> >>>>> * Facilitates discussions that are not generally happening on list >>>>> now, such as best practices by use case or tips from moving to >>>>> development >>>>> to production >>>>> >>>>> * Easier for folks who are purely end users - and less used to getting >>>>> peer support on a mailing list - to get help when they need it >>>>> >>>>> Obviously, Discourse does not function the exact same way as a mailing >>>>> list - however, email interaction with Discourse is supported and will >>>>> continue to allow you to participate in discussions over email (though >>>>> there are some small issues related to in-line replies. [0]) >>>>> >>>>> We’re working with the Discourse team now as part of evaluating this >>>>> transition, and we know they’re working to resolve this particular issue. >>>>> We’re also still determining how Discourse will handle our needs for both >>>>> user and list archive migration, and we’ll know the precise details of >>>>> how >>>>> that would work soon. (We’ll share when we have them.) >>>>> >>>>> The final goal would be to move Google Groups to read-only archives, >>>>> and cut over to Discourse completely for community support discussions. >>>>> >>>>> We’re looking at making the cut over in ~30 days from today, but >>>>> obviously that’s subject to the feedback we receive from all of you. >>>>> We’re >>>>> sharing this information to set expectations about time frame for making >>>>> the switch. It’s not set in stone. Our highest priority is to ensure >>>>> effective migration of our list archives and subscribers, which may mean >>>>> a >>>>> longer time horizon for deploying Discourse, as well. >>>>> >>>>> In the meantime, though, we wanted to communicate early and often and >>>>> get your feedback. Would this change make your life better? Worse? Meh? >>>>> >>>>> Please share your thoughts with us so we can evaluate your feedback. >>>>> We don’t take this switch lightly, and we want to understand how it will >>>>> impact your overall workflow and experience. >>>>> >>>>> We’ll make regular updates to the list responding to incoming feedback >>>>> and be completely transparent about how our thought processes evolve >>>>> based >>>>> on it. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance! >>>>> >>>>> [0] - https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-google-groups/24695 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> LH >>>>> >>>>> Leslie Hawthorn >>>>> Director of Developer Relations >>>>> http://elastic.co >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "elasticsearch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHj2c4A6M4LfRUaEeTQbFx16%3D%2Bi5cvuzunB0f3rbQaeP312COQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHj2c4A6M4LfRUaEeTQbFx16%3D%2Bi5cvuzunB0f3rbQaeP312COQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "elasticsearch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CALY%3DcQD0j7gqvO1yZQ48mOyCef1ijoRBqgTN%3D_chcYn_AYy00A%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CALY%3DcQD0j7gqvO1yZQ48mOyCef1ijoRBqgTN%3D_chcYn_AYy00A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Leslie Hawthorn > Director of Developer Relations > http://elastic.co > > Other Places to Find Me: > Freenode: lh > Twitter: @lhawthorn > Skype: mebelh > Voice: +31 20 794 7300 > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. 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