On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Parag Shah wrote:
> Saswata Banerjee & Associates wrote:
>
> >Actually, it would be best if we can have one mailing list, but give options
> >which force people to either put
> >
[snip]
> Seems like a good idea to start with. Will let us stay away from the
> overhead (may be debatable since some people may not find this an
> overhead, and some people will...) of creating multiple lists. Instead
> of maintaining multiple list subscriptions we can maintain filters. If
Yes that is a perfectly good idea.
> create more lists. Offcourse we will have to hope that people properly
> categorize their mails... and not put mails with commercial content in
> the [technical] category. We can start with this approach and then scale
> up to multiple lists if this approach presents drawbacks that can be
> addressed with multiple lists.
I think we should stick with only a single list, but make sure that people
get banned if they repeatedly default on following guidelines. That will
lead to a bit of tidying up, and awareness that the *guidelines* are
ment for something.
> In any case instead of debating
> endlessly... lets decide on an immediate plan and implement it. I think
> we have some basic options:
> a> Let things be as they are
> b> Have multiple lists
> c> Have one list with a category in the subject line.
I go for option (c). Also that the categories should be limited, for
example,
1. [Commercial]
For job postings by _employers_. People should use their
own contacts to find jobs and not mailing lists like ours.
People can however search our mailing list to get a list
of possible employers and forward their resumes to them
independently.
2. [Newbie Question]
Anything under the Sun that deals with GNU/Linux that a
newbie may wish to ask. This should allow people to ask
where to look for documentation or which utility to use
for a task, things of that nature.
3. [OT]
Offtopic tidbits
4. [Announce: Software/LUG Meet/Workshop]
Announcements of Meetings, workshops organised by LUG and
FLOSS software written by LUG members.
4. Rest all can be regular technical/general discussions.
If we can comeup with a definitive list and post it on list, and hope that
everybody uses it. People can use their individual mail filters to filter
things they are interested in then, while still leaving options open for
newbies, semi-geeks and hackers to still post to the same list. Less
trouble for moderators, as well as list members. This may sound a bit
utopian but it is possible if repeat offenders are given a few /ban ;).
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