<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Joseph,</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks a LOT for summarizing the discussions, it really helps.</div><div><br></div><div><a class="gmail_plusreply" id="plusReplyChip-0" href="mailto:bshah@kde.org" tabindex="-1">@Bhushan Shah</a> Since there is a KDE India already on Discourse[1], I propose we remove/archive the kde-india mailing list.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Shantanu</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://discuss.kde.org/c/local-communities/kde-india/19">https://discuss.kde.org/c/local-communities/kde-india/19</a> <br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 23 May 2023 at 14:10, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss <<a href="mailto:joseph@kde.org">joseph@kde.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Follow-up discussion to the post "Inactive mailing lists".<br>
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tl;dr There are three topics discussed here:<br>
<br>
1. For mailing list admins: *Suggestions For Information To Add To <br>
Mailing List Descriptions*<br>
2. For mailing list communities: *Moving Certain Groups To Discourse?*<br>
3. For everyone: *Summary Of Prior Discussion About Inactive / <br>
Infrequently Used Lists*<br>
<br>
As always, the discussion is open for your feedback and ideas!<br>
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_1. Information To Add To Mailing List Descriptions_<br>
<br>
If you are a list admin, consider adding the following to the mailing <br>
list description. This way subscribers are well-informed about the <br>
communication channels used for your project/community:<br>
<br>
* Other communication channels for this project and their intended <br>
use (e.g., for announcements, user support, live chat, etc.)<br>
* Relevant links for the project (e.g., website, wiki, etc.)<br>
* Intended scope for the list (i.e., what it is for / not for)<br>
* Policies regarding moderation, code of conduct, etc.<br>
<br>
For examples, see:<br>
<br>
* Energy-efficiency: <br>
<a href="https://mail.kde.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/energy-efficiency" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mail.kde.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/energy-efficiency</a><br>
* Kde-soc: <a href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-soc" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-soc</a><br>
* Visual-design: <a href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/visual-design" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/visual-design</a><br>
<br>
_2. Moving Certain Groups To Discourse?_<br>
<br>
Beyond typical forum functionality, Discourse integrates well with email <br>
and RSS. Something to consider for low-frequency mailing list groups: <br>
there may be projects and communities that benefit by officially moving <br>
communication to Discourse. Although I have no data to back up the <br>
claim, I suspect having users interact on a more active platform could <br>
generally increase engagement within KDE.<br>
<br>
A nice feature of Discourse is: for mailing list subscribers who wish to <br>
continue receiving posts in their mail clients, it is possible to follow <br>
discussions via RSS or by enable mailing list mode in Discourse. It <br>
takes some setting up; see below for more.<br>
<br>
A few language and country-specific communities already have made a move <br>
to Discourse. See:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://discuss.kde.org/c/local-communities/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discuss.kde.org/c/local-com.munities/</a><br>
<br>
Some of these groups also have low traffic mailing lists. Unless current <br>
list subscribers also move to Discourse, there is the risk of fracturing <br>
the community as list subscribers are seperated from the people at the <br>
forum. In this case, archiving and closing the infrequently-used mailing <br>
list might be beneficial. Of course, that is for the list admin and <br>
relevant community to decide.<br>
<br>
Info about using Discourse with email and RSS:<br>
<br>
* Users can enable "Mailing list mode", which allows one to receive <br>
and respond to posts via email (i.e., just like a mailing list). By <br>
default, users receive posts to /all/ categories -- limiting posts to <br>
specific categories requires manually "muting" the other categories. See <br>
the community wiki for more detail, including how to mute categories:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://community.kde.org/KDE.org/KDE_Forums#Mailing_List_Mode" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.kde.org/KDE.org/KDE_Forums#Mailing_List_Mode</a><br>
<br>
* Alternatively, one can follow specific categories, tags, etc. as an <br>
RSS feed. Again, see the community wiki for details:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://community.kde.org/KDE.org/KDE_Forums#Following_RSS_Feeds" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.kde.org/KDE.org/KDE_Forums#Following_RSS_Feeds</a><br>
<br>
_3. Summary: Prior Discussion About Inactive Mailing Lists_<br>
<br>
Here are some bullet points from the discussion about inactive / <br>
infrequently used mailing lists. For the full thread, go to:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-community/2023q2/007577.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-community/2023q2/007577.html</a><br>
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* Some lists deliberately have archiving disabled, so an empty <br>
archive is not necessarily an indicator of no activity.<br>
* Some lists are primarily used for following bug reports (e.g., <br>
*-bugs) or commits.<br>
* Subscribing to a low traffic email list is rarely something people <br>
notice, and the UI of mail clients rarely gets in the way. By contrast, <br>
the UI of e.g. Matrix very much gets in the way of staying in 200 low <br>
traffic channels.<br>
* Low email traffic does not mean subscribers will not answer <br>
appropriate posts sent to it.<br>
* Unless current subscribers also make the move to a new channel, <br>
moving discussion to a new platform risks separating the people who have <br>
answers (the current subscribed people) with the people who have the <br>
questions (the people redirected elsewhere).<br>
* For lists that are unquestionably no longer in use, please file a <br>
sysadmin ticket and they will get removed.<br>
* See this ticket for mailing lists that have been or will be removed <br>
as a result of the discussion: <a href="https://phabricator.kde.org/T16387" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://phabricator.kde.org/T16387</a><br>
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Cheers,<br>
Joseph<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Shantanu Tushar<br><a href="http://shantanu.io" target="_blank">shantanu.io</a></div></div></div>