On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Jeppe Nejsum Madsen <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hans Dockter <[email protected]> writes: > > [...] > > > So this forum is planned to be a primary entry point for all kind of > things. > > We also want it to be deeply integrated with the other tools we are > using. > > In that respect it is much better for the newbie. But the way we plan to > use > > it will also make it very useful for the advanced users and hopefully > they > > stay involved. We will definitely provide the input that makes it > > interesting for them to stay. > > > > For me this is an important piece in our effort to improve communication > > with the community. > > Let me just outline how I currently participate (here and elsewhere). > > I follow the mailing lists and glance through the postings, reading a > few interesting posts, but can (I try to convince my self :-) follow > status, any major issues etc. I can do this for 30+ communities in > <30min using the same email program (if there are no large topics etc). > > If the only interface is web based, I will not read it on a daily > basis, it's just too slow. I will only go there if I had a problem. This > in turns mean I will not answer any posts that I knew the answer to, > never figure out clever ways to do things etc. because I would never see > it unless I actively googled it. > > Juts my 2c.... > Our new forum needs to support this model. There is no question about this. At least for a read only scenario. What seems to works is to follow the RSS feed: http://getsatisfaction.com/gradle/company_activity.rss It would be nice to provide direct email notification. Right now this seems to be limited to moderators of the forum. We might be able to set something up which turns the rss into an email feed on which people can subscribe. Hans > > /Jeppe > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > > >
