On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 5:22 PM, Jérémie Roquet <jroq...@arkanosis.net> wrote: > Dear Quim, > > 2017-10-13 12:40 GMT+02:00 Quim Gil <q...@wikimedia.org>: >> TLDR: Please give this a try, subscribe, and forward the link to other >> mailing lists or projects: https://www.mediawiki.org/ >> wiki/Newsletter:Tech_Showcase. >> >> The simplest and easiest way to know >> about interesting software being developed by staff or volunteers for our >> readers and our contributors. >> >> No tech knowledge needed and no time commitment required either. You will >> just receive one sentence notifications linking to the fresh software >> showcased. > > Thank you! > > Do you think it would be possible somehow to receive the actual > content, either by RSS (preferred) or by email (fine as well)? > > Here, I'm getting an email with only a link to a newsletter with only > a link to the actual content. That's two levels of indirection with > little information on what the notification is about, nor any way to > easily keep the content at hand for reading later. > > We had a discussion about the ambassadors' announce format a few > months ago (was it with Benoît or Johan? I think Benoît, but I'm not > sure) and I already underlined how the mailing-list and RSS formats > currently in use were great for people who have to deal with hundreds > of notifications per week. > > I understand that this would mean more work for whoever writes the > newsletter and that the mediawiki newsletter extension may not yet > provide a way to send more content than just a title, so I'd be > perfectly fine with a negative answer. I just want to draw attention > to the the added cost to access the information. > > Thanks again and best regards, >
These are definitely features that would be possible to implement in Newsletter extension. Of course someone would have to do them, and I don't think very many people are working on the extension right now. The RSS part already has a bug https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T173041 . I'd suggest filing a bug for the better email notice part. -- Brian _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
