oVirt Forum Pilot

[Itamar Heim]

On 05/08/2012 06:41 PM, Andrew Cathrow wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> This is what Doron said about it:
>>>>
>>>> The thing is, it creates duplication.
>>>> So people wither use both the list and the forum,
>>>> or randomly selects one. Then you get people trying to
>>>> cross-reference
>>>> the lists and the forums...
>>>> Now once we get into this state, it'll be impossible to monitor
>>>> the
>>>> various channels as I try to do today.
>>>
>>> I think that forum for this purpose is much friendly.
>>> +1 for a forum instead of the users list.
>> +1 - not sure it should replace the mailing list.
>
> Typically:
> Users prefer to ask questions and browser on a forum, look through old answers, etc.
> Developers tend to work on mailing lists, asking a developer to go looking for questions to answer in a forum won't work.
>
> Forum sounds great only if we can get it bridged to a mailing list

indeed.
I know i wouldn't be reviewing a forum, or able to reply to it if it 
requires online access, and not consumable via the mail client.

so +1 to a forum, iff the mailing list remains viable.