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Re: moderation, please
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Dmitry Alexandrov |
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Re: moderation, please |
Date: |
Sun, 13 Oct 2019 14:12:07 +0300 |
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Jesse Gibbons <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Sun, 2019-10-13 at 00:04 +0300, Dmitry Alexandrov wrote:
>> ng0 <address@hidden> wrote:
>> > this list is to discuss the _development_ of GNU Guix, Shepherd, and Guix
>> > System.
>> >
>> > It is not a general discussion list for everything else.
>> >
>> > While we usually get by fine without imposing moderation restrictions, I
>> > don't see how any of the recent message floods have been ontopic to this
>> > list
>>
>> Yes, indeed, though I cannot imagine, how an offtopic limited to few threads
>> can hurt any person minimally capable of using a MUA.
>>
>> > (other than the original announcement of the blog post
>>
>> Indeed?
>>
>> > If it isn't already on moderation for some people, it would be very kind
>> > to do so as numerous active people asked for this (and the people in
>> > question are on record not willing to stop the messages).
>>
>> Anyway, ‘to stop’ is the most unconstructive proposal, it never works. If
>> you can name a better mailing list, please do so. E. g., @address@hidden
>> believes for some reason, than otherwise pretty dead gnu-system-
>> address@hidden is not suitable for discussion of the future of GNU system in
>> the light of recent events either.
>
> Try moving it to irc or matrix. There should already be plenty of rooms
> related to the future of the GNU project on freenode, or you could start
> something new.
Why do you suggest changing a communication format for no reason? I believe,
if people choose a long and measured format of mailing list, they do it on
purpose, not because they are not aware of existence of IRC channels.
> When all 50+ new messages in this list from the past hour are off-topic, it
> is too much.
Do not read them. I am not a user of Evolution, just specifically checked it
up for you, but it seems that this should do the trick: Context menu / ‘Ignore
thread’.
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