Subject: Re: forums.postgresql.com.au
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From: Michael Glaesemann <grzm@seespotcode.net>
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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 11:10:18 -0400
Cc: Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca>,
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To: Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>


On Apr 6, 2011, at 8:49, Thom Brown wrote:

> On 6 April 2011 13:15, Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca> wrote:
>> Why do these two completely different styles of
>> interaction need to be merged anyway?  I think adding forum traffic =
to
>> the mailing list will be yet another way to make the lists less
>> useful.)
>=20
> It introduces another point of entry to the community.  There will be
> people who are averse to mailing lists, and find forums more familiar
> and accessible.  Adding more traffic means more users involved in the
> community.  Not sure why this makes the lists less useful.

Frankly, when I frequented the Ruby mailing lists, I ended up purposely =
filtering out the posts coming from the forum. I found the forum =
postings to be of much lower quality than the ones coming through the =
mailing list. Granted, this is anecdotal, and based on my own personal =
experience.

Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net