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Re: BUGS - new mailing list
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lugnet.loc.au
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Tue, 13 May 2003 09:41:13 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> > Hi everyone, I have created, a mail group over at yahoo groups, this is to
> > mainly be used to inform any prospective members about meetings and how to
> > chat with us and ask questions. This is not designed to remove the traffic
> > away from lugnet, but aid in getting new persons intoch with us and there
> > inner child.
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> I do not understand the logic of setting up such a mail list. I would have
> thought that new members were more likely to find us on LUGnet than on yahoo
> groups. As an experiment, I visited yahoo groups and went looking for a lego
> list and found hundreds. Even with searching various phrases, I could not
> locate the mailing list you have just created.
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> My concern is that once such a list is created, some people will start to
> use it to communicate in preference to the LUGnet list (no matter what you
> intend) and that creates a closed world not an open one.
But a community is made of lots of different kinds of people, and some may
prefer to post to a private list. Would you deprive them of that opportunity?
I see no reason the two can't co-exist happily 8?)
Regards
ROSCO
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| (...) I do not understand the logic of setting up such a mail list. I would have thought that new members were more likely to find us on LUGnet than on yahoo groups. As an experiment, I visited yahoo groups and went looking for a lego list and (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au)
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