From: Pat Eyler Date: 2002-10-01T01:10:29+09:00 Subject: Re: announce@ == less email (FAQ item?) On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Gavin Sinclair wrote: > > From: "Hal E. Fulton" > > > From: "Ryan Davis" > > > > > 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. [elision] > > > > I, for one, will continue announcing to > > ruby-talk (not that I have ever made many > > announcements); and I hope that everyone > > else will also. I don't want to subscribe > > to yet another mailing list, and I don't > > want to miss announcements either. > > I too question the value of a separate list. Announcements don't take up much > room in this list. There's no need for duplicate emails: just send them all to > ruby-talk. I can't conceive of anybody wanting to read announcements only. If > they're not subscribed here, they're probably not into mailing lists. Also, > what happens to follow-up discussion of announcements? > > I don't mind the announcements disappearing, per se. As long as they get > reported in the Weekly News. Okay, here's the rub. Announcements not made to this list are much less likely to make it into RWN (at this point). I'd love to bring in announcements, interesting threads, etc. from other sources, but 1) my time to read other lists is limited and b) those other sources aren't always convenient (e.g.., they have no web archive). I'd rather see announcements made here. (I'd also encourage people to make annuoncements here, whether they be for group meetings, articles, new software, or whatnot.) -pate > > > My personal opinion is that the announcements > > are some of the most interesting and relevant > > material on the list. > > > > Hal > > Gavin >