I wasn't by any means implying that we should use Google Groups, only that, being that I use it for a variety of other mailing lists and enjoy the features it provides, it makes a great example of what works well, both as forum and mailing list. I think having the ability to hack on something of our own would be excellent, though, I have to agree with Josh's sentiments about politics and drama.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Josh Myer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:josh@joshisanerd.com">josh@joshisanerd.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:53 PM, jim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim@well.com" target="_blank">jim@well.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 21:41 -0800, aestetix aestetix wrote:<br>
> I'd really not rather use something that's not locally hosted. What if<br>
> their system had a malfunction and we couldn't get access to<br>
> troubleshoot it? Also, global politics aside, I don't like someone who<br>
> is not a Noisebridger having the "god key" to enable or disable the<br>
> entire system.<br>
</div>JS: YES!<br>
<div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>I like the idea of a Noisebridger having it even less. At least with Google having it, you know it's going to be awesome politics that cause it to get pulled, instead of inane ones.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The brilliant things about mailing lists are: 1) they're active, so oddities get noticed immediately 2) everyone has a complete archive of the list (if they so choose), and 3) everyone gets to choose their own interface to them.</div>
<div><br></div><div>That is to say: mailman is git to a forum's RCS. I'd really rather keep it that way, even if it means I have to put up with prattlings clearly from all corners of the autistic spectrum.</div>
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--</div><font color="#888888"><div>/jbm</div></font></div>
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