From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2002-09-30T06:59:05+09:00
Subject: Re: announce@ == less email (FAQ item?)

Ryan Davis wrote:
> ZenTest and ZenWeb were just released. I announced these to several 
> lists including this one. I'm sure many of you got multiple copies. I 
> admit that is annoying. These releases announce my LAST announcements to 
> ruby-talk@. I'll be announcing only to announce@rubynet.org. I urge 
> every developer releasing ruby scripts, modules, or anyone having 
> ruby-related events to use this as your primary means of announcing your 
> information. It will cut down on volumes of email that we get and make 
> it easier to focus on the work at hand.
> 
>     http://lists.rubynet.net/lists/listinfo/rubynet-announce
> 
> ALSO:
> 
>     1) Can we get this link added to www.ruby-lang.org?
>     2) Can we get this link added to the FAQ(s)?

I appreciate the effort, Ryan.

Unfortunately, subscribing to it will only increase the volume for those 
of us who are staying on ruby-talk. And it will double the effort 
required to search archives. And it will make it harder for newbies to 
understand how the community works.

Personally, I think ruby-talk is enough and don't think list 
proliferation is good for the community. I understand why some might not 
want to deal with the volume. Have you considered just using a procmail 
filter to trash everything but /^\[ANN/ ?

In any case, I would like to see the announcements. Is it possible to 
automatically forward from rubynet-announce to ruby-talk? Then people 
could choose whether to subscribe to one or the other, without missing 
anything, and without getting duplicates.

Also, about the name: some people might get the impression that the 
rubynet-announce list is for announcements related to the rubynet 
project. Why not call it ruby-announce?