oVirt Forum Pilot

[Mike Burns]

On Tue, 2012-05-08 at 23:59 +0300, Itamar Heim wrote:
> On 05/08/2012 06:41 PM, Andrew Cathrow wrote:
> ...
> 
> >>>>
> >>>> 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.

Same goes for me.  I'm much more likely to see issues if they're on a
mailing list rather than a forum.  I think moving to forums can only
happen if we have a mailing list plugin as well.  

Mike

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