If we create a forum for these types of questions, I suggest we turn off Questions in Launchpad and direct people to the forum instead. It is already hard for some people to get a response there and it will only get worse if we have to answer questions in two places.
Vish On May 2, 2011, at 3:01 PM, Ron Pedde wrote: > > On 5/2/11 4:03 PM, "Matt Dietz" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think a forum as a means of communication is great. However, I'm not >> sure I feel it's the right fit here. My main concern in this regard is >> that there would be a separation of important discussions. > > I think the class of questions on a forum would be wildly different than > the questions on a dev mailing list. Forums would be a great place to ask > questions like "How do I set up my bridge interface to persist on reboot"? > Questions like these aren't the right questions for the openstack mailing > list, and end-users don't want to bother devs with this sort of thing, so > they walk away from the project before getting it set up. Properly > moderated, the forums could push dev questions to the mailing list, while > removing distraction from devs and building a community of users. > >> I would also be >> concerned about a feeling of false consensus on hot-button topics that see >> activity on one channel but not the other. Finally, we'd be introducing >> yet another fire hose for project communications, and frankly I personally >> wouldn't feel compelled to check both, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. > > I don't see forums as a channel for project communication or consensus > building. I see it more as a way for users-to-user discussion on topics > like "how I implemented X on top of openstack", or "How can I integrate > system X with my openstack cluster". Things that don't get discussed on > the dev list. > > Another way to have these sorts of discussions would be an openstack-users > list, but I think lists present much more friction to tire-kickers or > intrigued admins. Forums have a much lower barrier to entry, and > consequently (IMHO) they are better tools for building communities. > Controlling forum spam is an amazing pain, but that's another issue. :) > > Just my opinion, but I think end-user/sysadmin focused forums are a great > idea. > > -- Ron > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
