On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Dave Fisher wrote:
> > > On May 16, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Kevin Grignon > > <kevingrignon...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> Hello All, > >> > >> I would like to propose the creation of an > >> ooo-ux@incubator.apache.orgmailing list. > >> > >> The frequency of UX-related discussions are increasing, and interest in > the > >> UX community is growing. > >> > > > > From what I can tell, creating a new mailing list by itself does > > nothing to increase activity level in an area. We can look at the > > ooo-marketing and ooo-qa lists for examples of lists that were > > created, but then nothing much happened. They are buckets, not > > communities. And they never reached a critical mass of participation. > > At least not yet. > > Please keep discussing UX here on ooo-dev. Everyone is interested. +1 Suggest subj title [USX] here for all topics within User Experience space. > Regards, > Dave > > > > > But we have other lists that have been successful. Some of the native > > language lists, for example have done quite well. > > > > So if you do go for a separate UX list, I'd highly recommend that you > > couple it with some outreach and recruitment plan that goes beyond the > > participants on the ooo-dev list. Maybe a blog post would help, > > something that we can promote via our other tools (social media, > > announcement list, etc.) to bring new interested parties to the new > > list. > > > > -Rob > > > >> It's time to create a mailing list to focus the conversation, and > channel > >> our creative energy ;) > >> > >> I volunteer to be a moderator, and would welcome a few others to join > me. > >> > >> I am a Certified User Experience Professional with 15 years experience > >> leading, managing and delivering user experience projects. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Kevin > >> > >> AOO User Experience Designer > >
