Hey The main problem is like you said that nobody uses them. I think asynchronous discussions are great if you can wait for an opinion like this one, but it isn't a real discussion. If you want to hear my opinion right now... and I'm not here, then you're screwed. Chat sessions are perfect for discussing something without having to wait until tomorrow or even later. Like this one. The discussion started Saturday, and I can count the comments on hands and toes. With an live chat sessions, you will have more discussion, more people who will talk, more ideas.
Plus: mails can be ignored, or you can privately answer them. It harder to do this in a chat session. The moderator can ask everyone to answer the question, while a mail can be *woops* deleted or forgotten. I always had discussions like this my whole life and I think it's the better way. But that's just my opinion. Matthew -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: ubuntu-be-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-be-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] Namens Pierre Buyle Verzonden: woensdag 18 maart 2009 13:45 Aan: Ubuntu Belgium Onderwerp: Re: [Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu-be re-activation / IRC meeting Yep, that's what mailing lists are for: asynchronous discussion. And wikis are for collaborative asynchronous writing. The good news is that we already have these two tools, we just have to use them (actually, this is the hardest part). <launchpad fanboy> If at some point we need more focused mailing lists for sub-team to lower volume on this one, Launchpad does offer mailing lists for teams. For instance, we could easily create a mailing list for ubuntu-be web editors (to discuss the content of the website) since we already have a Launchpad team. But i don't think we need that now. For voting, I think it's one of the features of Launchpad Blueprints. </launchpad fanboy> 2009/3/18 Ward De Ridder <ward.ubu...@gmail.com>: > > I think the mailing list of other communities is used more often to discuss, > then everyone can write an answer when he checks his mail, like we are doing > now . > > Ward > -- Pierre Buyle -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
