I think neither the list nor the forum is the forum, though announcements could be posted to either. The wiki is a closer match, but what's really needed is something that is A) bookmarkable, and B) has an RSS feed (or feeds if there are distinct event types that people might want to subscribe to independently, but that seems like overkill for now).
On Jan 2, 2008 11:04 AM, Stuart Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Hans Fugal wrote: > > I for one would never know about them in that case. I don't and won't > > follow any forums. > > Equally, there are those who don't and won't follow any mailing lists :) > > I think I may guilty of mixing up the message and the delivery mechanism here. > > The main point is that there should be a location which will easily allow > people > to: > - Post information about upcoming events. > - Sign up for and ask questions about those events ahead of time. > > I don't feel that the -user or -devel list is the place as the events may be > some > months in the future. > > Neither is the main FG website, as Curt doesn't have the bandwidth to > continually > update it. > > The Forums seem a fairly good place, and are quite popular with newcomers to > FG. > You don't need to log on to view the posts, so an announcement to the -user > list > with a link direct to the post would hopefully pass muster. If you were to > screw > up your eyes, you could pretend that it was a static web page ;) > > The wiki would be an alternative, but it isn't as easy for people to ask > questions on a forum. > > I expect that in reality, more organizers will want to advertize events as > widely > as possible - to the forums and the -user list. Maybe the answer is for the > events to be posted to the wiki so they can be linked to? > > I think an additional category on the Forums would be a good idea even if > people > post information to a wiki and simply use it as an announcement board. It > would > probably galvanize new people to try setting up their own events, and it > wouldn't > clog up the General Help board any more than it is already. > > > -Stuart > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > -- Hans Fugal Fugal Computing ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
