After following Rick's email and looking around at MLUG, why don't we do the same thing that they have?
It seems to me that kclug@kclug.org should be for Q&A specifically relating to Linux issues; and, quite frankly, I wouldn't give a damn how the email was formed as long as it had some _content_ that answered someone's question ... opinions, religious matters, politcs, flamewars, etc. would be moved to kclug-discussion@kclug.org .
By looking at their mailing list archives, it seems that MLUG's application of this idea seems to have worked quite well for them...
Thoughts?
Heck, I'll go along with it, it'll save repeatedly hitting the Delete button for all the "Re: test" mail messages.
--- Jason Clinton me@jasonclinton.com wrote:
After following Rick's email and looking around at MLUG, why don't we do the same thing that they have?
It seems to me that kclug@kclug.org should be for Q&A specifically relating to Linux issues; and, quite frankly, I wouldn't give a damn how the email was formed as long as it had some _content_ that answered someone's question ... opinions, religious matters, politcs, flamewars, etc. would be moved to kclug-discussion@kclug.org .
By looking at their mailing list archives, it seems that MLUG's application of this idea seems to have worked quite well for them...
Thoughts?
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http://www.google.com/search?q=mlug lists dozens. Which do you have in mind?
But anyway, if KCLUG mailing list is not a good resource for your technical issues, don't use it for that. In my opinion KCLUG is a social organization as well as a forum with technical discussions too. I think splitting the list would exacerbate the problem.
Mailing list culture is an organic, free-market kind of thing, and trying to impose some kind of structure tends to make such things less vibrant.
So if those guys in Melbournewaulkeeidwayizzou have a split mailing list, with tech discussions on one channel and optional off-tech ranting on the other and that works for them I'm happy for them.
I enjoy the off-topic ranting. In fact I consider getting to read the off-topic ranting my payment for the occasional piece of useful advice I provide. Which is getting less and less often as I become progressively less of a young fart.
On 2/18/06, Jason Clinton me@jasonclinton.com wrote:
By looking at their mailing list archives, it seems that MLUG's application of this idea seems to have worked quite well for them...
Thoughts?
Jason Clinton me@jasonclinton.com
I top post you.
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--- David Nicol davidnicol@gmail.com wrote:
I enjoy the off-topic ranting. In fact I consider getting to read the off-topic ranting my payment for the occasional piece of useful advice I provide. Which is getting less and less often as I become progressively less of a young fart.
"Re: test" got a little OTT of the usual off-topic ranting on the kclug mailing list.
I enjoy reading most of the off-topic ranting as well, but usually the issues are less polarizing than religion or politics (though the on-topic "ndiswrapper" ranting got a little close to polarizing discussion).
I figure if the topic has pro and con protesters marching in the streets, it really has no business on the kclug mailing list.
I'm a little concerned about another Linux discussion group I moderate, which is with the Care2.com discussion website (lots of message forums, and a few Linux groups), where political propaganda has been used to justify Linux. While Linux idealism is one of the motivating forces behind encouraging people to switch over to Linux, it can get a little excessive.
(incidentally, if anyone wants to come on by, head to www.care2.com, set up an account, and join the "Linux for Newbies" Care2 group)
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On 2/20/06, Leo Mauler webgiant@yahoo.com wrote:
(incidentally, if anyone wants to come on by, head to www.care2.com, set up an account, and join the "Linux for Newbies" Care2 group)
And how exactly will joinging the linux for newbies care2 group help the workers of the world seize the means of production, or at least help liberate us girls from white corporate oppression?
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On Mon, 2006-02-20 at 13:56 -0600, David Nicol wrote:
And how exactly will joinging the linux for newbies care2 group help the workers of the world seize the means of production, or at least help liberate us girls from white corporate oppression?
Heretic! Burn him! *hands out pitchforks and torches*
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On 2/20/06, Leo Mauler webgiant@yahoo.com wrote:
(incidentally, if anyone wants to come on by, head to www.care2.com, set up an account, and join the "Linux for Newbies" Care2 group)
And how exactly will joinging the linux for newbies care2 group help the workers of the world seize the means of production
Well, it has already been pointed out that Linux, through being largely open source, allows "the workers of the world to seize the means of production"...
Technically it does, but you don't have to go out on a limb and actually say it out loud.
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Take care KCLUG members. I'm unsubscribing because I'm too busy to read even all the on-topic material.
Thank you for the years of assisting me when I asked. It's appreciated!
Paul
David Nicol wrote:
http://www.google.com/search?q=mlug lists dozens. Which do you have in mind?
But anyway, if KCLUG mailing list is not a good resource for your technical issues, don't use it for that. In my opinion KCLUG is a social organization as well as a forum with technical discussions too. I think splitting the list would exacerbate the problem.
Mailing list culture is an organic, free-market kind of thing, and trying to impose some kind of structure tends to make such things less vibrant.
So if those guys in Melbournewaulkeeidwayizzou have a split mailing list, with tech discussions on one channel and optional off-tech ranting on the other and that works for them I'm happy for them.
I enjoy the off-topic ranting. In fact I consider getting to read the off-topic ranting my payment for the occasional piece of useful advice I provide. Which is getting less and less often as I become progressively less of a young fart.
On 2/18/06, Jason Clinton me@jasonclinton.com wrote:
By looking at their mailing list archives, it seems that MLUG's application of this idea seems to have worked quite well for them...
Thoughts?
Jason Clinton me@jasonclinton.com
I top post you.
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