[wlug_org] On fragmentation of the List...

[Centurion Computer Technology (2005) Ltd]

On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 15:10 +1200, Mark Foster wrote:
> A number of people have posted to Wellylug amidst the recent discussions 
> about how theres these other mailing lists (_trade _org etc) available.
> 
> The reason people often dont use these lists is that fragmented lists have 
> a smaller audience.  To use the adsl mailing list as an example, many 
> discussions wound up starting on the larger main list and the 'chat' 
> alternative that was provided to reduce the noise count took quite a bit 
> of effort to get people to use.
> 
> I personally think that a less policed list will be of more value.  On 
> NZLUG we don't have to actively police policies very often - plenty of 
> rope is given. Not many actually succeed in hanging themselves.
> 
> I dont know that WellyLUG is benefiting from its current set of rules as 
> evidenced by recent discussions, and its not like the list volume is so 
> large that very strict enforcement such as is currently the norm is really 
> necessary.

But the fact remains that unless we move the list elsewhere, we have to
abide by Ewens simple rules.  I'd hate to see us being forced to move
the 
list to a less reliable service just for the sake of a few who want to
spam the list 
with their advertising.  And like Ewen said, special cases and
borderline posts
can always be vetoed by him or Jeremy 1st.

Unless you are going to organise another reliable host for this list, I
wouldn't 
go around kickin dust in peoples faces just for the hell of it.  

I Think this whole issue has had enough traffic wasted on it and it
should stop
NOW!!!
> 
> 
> 
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