On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 7:00:34 PM UTC, Martin DeMello wrote: > > I'm a heavy reddit user, and I think it simply lacks the features > necessary to support mailing-list-style discussions: >
You can't quote when replying. I like newsgroups so much better then /r/elm. I like the old fashioned feel of them, the anarchic style, the freedom to be conversational or express myself however I like within the confines of ASCII. There is still something of the old attitude of usenet alive in them that just seems to be lacking on the alternatives. I take great pride in quoting carefully, replying to multiple questions with responses in-line underneath, not top posting and so on. In other words newsgroups or mailing lists take bit of work and manners to operate successfully and that all contributes to making a community. A few thoughts for you: Having a split community might actually be a good thing. For one, there are enough people interested that >1 splinter of this community is alive concurrently. That in itself is an achievement because something needs to reach a certain size for that to happen. Also it makes the community as a whole more resilient - if one splinter dies out, others may carry on. Removing duplication is a good thing for code - but for community growth and engagement, perhaps it isn't. So I'm just going to keep on posting here, because it is the best place for me and I've had plenty interesting and helpful responses. Also, what about this: http://elm-news.com/ Perfect for keeping up-to-date with multiple channels. All it needs is user accounts or to use local storage so it can keep track of what you have read or not. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Elm Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elm-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
