Discussion will continue on the wiki page: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Forums_at_postgresql.com.au
Even though the discussion has moved I still intent to keep pushing the issues to a resolution. The wiki is not shelving the idea for another time. On 23/11/2010, at 8:42 PM, Thom Brown wrote: > On 22 November 2010 14:05, Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: >> Magnus Hagander wrote: >>> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 16:54, Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: >>>> Elliot Chance wrote: >>>>>> Also, if someone registers on the forum, do they get a major domo >>>>>> registration email? ?And if so, would this be set to receive no emails >>>>>> upon registration? ?I'm not clear as to how this step would work >>>>>> because, at the moment, mailing list subscribers have to subscribe on a >>>>>> list-by-list basis. ?So registration to the forum site wouldn't >>>>>> necessarily mean they'd want to join any particular mailing list. >>>>>> ?Similarly, could they unregister easily? ?And anyone who attempts to >>>>>> post to a mailing list they aren't subscribed to requires moderation, so >>>>>> we don't wish to exacerbate this. >>>>> >>>>> No they are not registered on the mailing list, but they actually don't >>>>> need to be, let me explain: >>>>> 1. John Smith has a postgres related question and finds the forums, he >>>>> signs up and posts his question. >>>>> 2. His post is then emailed to the mailing list under a generic >>>>> registered address like "mailingl...@postgresql.com.au" >>>>> 3. Bob House reads Johns question on the mailing list and simply sends an >>>>> email reply. >>>>> 4. The email reply is piped into the forum and matches the topic based on >>>>> the email subject (thats how it currently does it.) >>>>> 5. John gets an email from phpBB along the lines of "Bob House has >>>>> replied to your post, click here" (all forums do this) he reads the >>>>> response and is happy. >>>>> >>>>> This is the best balance of no-fuss and expert response, keeping in mind >>>>> that: >>>>> * John can still sign up to the mailing list like anyone else if he wants >>>>> to. >>>>> * All of John's forums communications are in the postgres mailing list >>>>> archive now. >>>> >>>> Yes, I think this is fine. ?We would need to be more careful that a >>>> non-group _reply_ would now be going to a public place. >>> >>> I doubt people will really remember that. However, the forums could be >>> given a big disclaimer on posts saying that private replies may show >>> up public, or it could even add it to the footer of the message (sure, >>> nobody reads that, but at least we tried..) >> >> Yes, that seems logical. > > Elliot, it appears that there's been considerable input from various > parties regarding the forums (bikeshedding in action), but it spans 3 > mailing list conversations. You may wish to set up a wiki page to > collate what has been discussed, proposed and agreed so far. If you > haven't used the wiki before, you will need to set up a community > account if you don't already have one, which you can do so at > http://www.postgresql.org/community/signup and then log in to the wiki > located at http://wiki.postgresql.org/ . > > This way, everyone can see the progress that's been made as it can be > difficult to follow what has already been discussed. Also, people can > review what you believe has been decided to see if it sounds sane > enough to actually follow. Just a suggestion :) > > And thanks for the effort you have already put into this. I > personally support such a development. > > -- > Thom Brown > Twitter: @darkixion > IRC (freenode): dark_ixion > Registered Linux user: #516935 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
