[wellylug] [Pgug] WellyLUG rekindling

[Jethro Carr]

On Thu, 2013-03-14 at 11:23 +1300, Hugh Davenport wrote:
> >>> 1. It's now 2013 and folks use Facebook, Twitter and Meetup.
> >>>     The 90s called and want their mailing lists back.

The mailing lists will rise again! ;-)

They're all good for different purposes -  I personally have detailed
technical discussions on a mailing list, use Meetup to find out about
groups, Twitter for notifications and avoid Facebook.

The great thing is we don't have to force people in one direction,
provide the venues, see where the users end up. :-)


> >>> 2. If you're going to carry on using a mailing list, use someone
> >>>     else's mail server. The Naos "no advertising at all" rule
> caused
> >>>     a weekly flame war because apparently some eejit
> >>>     decided that posting a Linux-related job URL, or saying,
> >>>     "Hey does someone want to buy my spare graphics card for
> >>>     ten bucks" counts as advertising. Honestly, this became
> >>>     nearly half the content of the mailing list when I gave up
> >>>     several years ago, and also, they're wrong.

There's been talk in the past about having a different provider due to
disagreement over some of the rules/policies on the list, but at the
same time the list provider Ewen has done an excellent job keeping the
list running for years and nobody has ever stepped up to build a
different list and import the archive.

I personally strongly disagree with Ewen's policies on advertising, but
reality is that he keeps it running so smoothly, I've never had much
reason to shift it.

If the need arises, I could move the list onto my server or someone
elses, as long as they make the effort to import the archive.


> >>> 3. Jethro is your friend, if he's still around, he's keen and
> >>>     enthusiastic...

yay! Still keen and enthusiastic, but somewhat time deprived. (And now
living in AU).

regards,
jethro

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Jethro Carr
www.jethrocarr.com