I agree on this assessment of Telegram as a platform. However, it is
very useful as a low-entry barrier place for casual discussion, quick
question and dialogue type conversation that are harder in email, that
requires a style that resembles more a letter exchange.
The mailinglist is the place where anything consensus forming is and
will be taking place. It is also better for more complex issues.
The Telegram group is not meant as a replacement, but rather a
complement to the mailinglist. Yes that fragments the discussion in
smaller groups, but I think that's something we can live with. More
problematic would be if discussion only takes place in a meduim that is
unknown tou younger users and seems overly complicated and difficult to
set up. Because let's face it: email only is a comfortable medium if you
know what an email client is and you can use automatic filters,
thread-view, etc. Mailinglists are another abstraction on top of this
that the pokemon generation is not comfortable with. I don't even try to
read the 19 mailinglists I am subscribed to on a mobile device, While
it's entertaining to read the Telegram chat on a phone.
my 2 ct.
m.
On 2017년 10월 26일 13:20, Andrew Errington wrote:
Regarding the osmKorea group on telegram.me <http://telegram.me> I think
it should not be promoted for two reasons. Firstly, it seems that the
messages can only be seen with the Telegram app. They are not visible
on a webpage therefore no-one can read any discussion or contribute
without the app. Secondly, the OSM community in Korea is small. Not
many people are subscribed to this list (Talk-ko) and using Telegram
will fragment discussions further. I suppose there is a third reason,
and that is the most popular chat program in Korea is Kakao Talk.
In summary, I support changing ko_rm to ko-Latn, but I don't support
using Telegram for discussion.
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