On 12/15/11 7:36 AM, Ross Gardler wrote:
On 15 December 2011 04:33, Raphael Bircher<r.birc...@gmx.ch> wrote:
Am 15.12.11 00:26, schrieb Ross Gardler:
I'm really concerned about the tendency of the AOO project to keep
proposing and seriously considering new lists (well that is probably
over stating it, but I am genuinely concerned).
Each time you create a list you separate the community from itself. It
should not happen until there is a proven need for it. Splitting the
community in this way leads to questions like "which list should this
be on" and subsequently "which list should I search to find the answer
to this".
If you have only one list you endup with the question. "Wich E-Mail should I
read and wich not". I for my person read a mailing list with about 30 mails
per dey.
I agree, but my point is that we are not anywhere near 30 mails per
day on, for example, I10n.
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exactly i think less people make use of the tags we introduce months
ago. See http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/mailing-lists.html
We also agreed that the list of used tags should grow over time and
should be extended to new discussion topics/areas.
Before we create a new list we should first use the approach of clear
tags to focus on specific discussions. With this approach it's very easy
to control which thread is worth reading or where you are interested in.
How about [l10n] for localization specific discussions.
And [??] for everything where people would like to have a separate list
over time if the traffic will grow too much.
Juergen
The use of good subjects helps people decide what to read (especially
if tags are used as previously discussed).
Yesterday I read "lets use the marketing list more" (or words to that
affect). Why was the list created if it was not going to be used?
How did OOo get to hundreds of unused lists which we get accused of
not mailing about the move to AOO because people had fallen out of the
habit of reading them because nothing important ever happens there.
Read my mail again, I didn't say *never* create new lists.
Ross
