Date: Fri, 21 Apr 95 12:44:13 -0700 From: Bakul Shah <bakul@netcom.com> To: Paul Richards <paul@isl.cf.ac.uk> Cc: FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD hackers mailing list) Subject: Re: Gating hackers into the newsgroups Message-ID: <199504211944.MAA24392@netcom7.netcom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 21 Apr 95 20:10:46 BST." <199504211910.UAA11985@isl.cf.ac.uk>
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I don't much like the idea because a mailing list - is more informal and yet people are more careful in how they interact with others. - has a high S/N ratio - has much shorter propogation time. - is more of a peer group I also don't like the idea of one-way connections. It comes off as rather elitist and people who read newsgroups only, don't have an equal opportunity to respond. If they also subscribe to the mailing list, they have to wade through the same messages twice. Makes more sense to me if some of the high profile prolific proselytizers participate even more in the newgroups (and point people to the mailing lists as appropriate). My 2 cents. --bakul
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