Inactive mailing lists

[Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss]

On 4/29/23 11:58, Albert Astals Cid wrote:
> El dijous, 27 d’abril de 2023, a les 23:42:47 (CEST), Joseph P. De Veaugh-
> Geiss va escriure:
>>    * It may not be obvious to new (or even old) contributors that a list
>> is no longer in use, resulting in wasted energy signing up for an
>> inactive one.
> 
> The fact that there's no traffic doesn't necessarily mean that the people that
> are subscribed won't answer appropriate emails sent to it, does it?
> 

Correct, and in some cases they do.

In that case, the list should, in my opinion:

  - remain open since it is still active, however infrequently; or
  - we consider moving discussions from infrequently used channels to 
more active channels such as Matrix or Discuss, which might mean closing 
the list down.

In my opinion moving discussions to more active channels like Matrix or 
Discuss may increase visibility of the topics discussed and encourage 
participation from the larger community. Such migrations are likely 
already happening, organically.

I will try to reach out to specific mailing lists with infrequent 
activity to get their opinion. In the end the affected community should 
decide, I'd say.

Nevertheless, perhaps a policy for when a communication channel can be 
considered a candidate to be closed down is useful in combatting the 
prolifieration of platforms and a possible fracturing of internal 
communication. I will think about this over the next several months, but 
will also need community feedback, so don't hesitate to give your 
opinion, either here or to me personally.

> Cheers,
>    Albert
>

Cheers,
Joseph

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