At 01:13 PM 2/10/2009, rav...@arkanox.net wrote: >I'm registered to a bunch of mailing list related to server software >such as DSPAM, Drupal, WordPress, DirectAdmin, etc. Each email for a >mailing list is dropped in a specific folder in my inbox using >filters. It would be a nightmare for me to have to login to all those >forums to keep up with what's going on. I know I'm not the only one in >that boat. > >We are gamers but we are also server admins. It's a different crowd. >Forums aren't what we need. Just like a mailing list wouldn't be >appropriate to replace the Steam forum for regular users and players. >This mailing list has a healthy trafic with real issues and the quality >of the posts are quite relevant and rarely offtopic. Killing it >wouldn't send all of us to the Steam forums, it would scatter us around >the net. > >I think many of us are willing to hit reply when we see an admin with a >problem to which we have an answer but we may not have the time to >monitor the Steam forum to offer the same kind of support. What I'm >saying is that this mailing list is a tool for server admins to support >each other more than it is a communication tool for Valve. Valve may >not need it but we need it. > >-- >Ravnox
If forums were a appropriate replacement for mailing lists, then the linux kernel, freebsd-hackers/current, and others should go to forums. These mailing lists are for more advanced users. Forums are not. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
