[ELECTRON] forums v. mailing lists

[Martin McGrath]

Kinda related to this, I'd suggest the version of Mailman be upgraded to the
latest version, all previous versions are susceptible to XSS attack.

On 13 January 2011 13:47, Thomas Coles <tomcoles at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Is there not a Usenet/GoogleGroups style way of having a web-client for the
> archives, that could be formatted/viewed in a online-forum style manner?
>
> I'd quite like to see the archives anyway, are they kept?
>
> My worry would be, as Martin suggests, mixed messages. Also in my
> experience, have two communications systems leads to one becoming 'chatty'
> and the other 'official'. They develop cultures of their own leading to
> community splits: especially as email/mailing lists are seen as more
> 'difficult', and therefore become elitist.....
>
> ideas?
>
> best
>
> Tom
> (lurker)
>
>
> On 13 January 2011 13:27, Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ben,
>> thanks for bringing this topic up.
>>
>> IMHO a forum would be great. It could improve the participatory aspect of
>> each single EC group, while, as you said, make easier for new comers to get
>> involved and realize what's going on.
>>
>> In my experience it was a bit difficult to start the Pd group only via
>> emails.
>>
>> I think it's a very good idea, although, we should consider the needed
>> work to build it and make/keep it running.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Marco
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Ben Dembroski <ben at dembroski.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> The last members introduction made me think that it might be a good idea
>>> to set up a members forum on the EC website [instead of / in conjunction
>>> with] setting up a mailing list for each group that might need such a thing
>>> ?   That way, it might be easier for new members or interested parties to
>>> see what it's all about.
>>>
>>> Or is it just too much overhead for something that wouldn't be used all
>>> that much?
>>>
>>> If there is interest, I could look into possible solutions and get back
>>> to the list.
>>>
>>> 2p for the day!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ben D.
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