On 30/10/2017 22:06, Wols Lists wrote:
On 30/10/17 17:52, Knurpht - Gertjan Lettink wrote:
Not least down to the powers that be wanting a Unicorn! I'll explain.
You described this list as a "community support list". Is that a "community SUPPORT list", or a "COMMUNITY support list". Because if what you want is a "community SUPPORT list", you might as well shut the whole lot down right now. Because the only way you are going to get a SUPPORT forum, is to PAY people to provide that support ...
Sheer nonsense, none of the Forums Team is payed to do the work, not by SUSE, not by others,
If you read my post, you'll notice I didn't only mean "given cash" :-)
Do they ENJOY being on the forums? Do they find it a NICE PLACE to be?
Personally I would absolutely hate it. I'd much rather be on a mailing list :-)
At the end of the day people will only go there if they get something out of it. If the list is PURELY SUPPORT, I don't imagine you'll find many people prepared to hang out there, in the hope that something interesting will turn up. Make this list a support-only forum, and you'll get crickets.
The PURPOSE of the list is to give people support. The FUNCTION of the list is to give greybeards a place to hang out. The JOB of management is to keep the place pleasant, clean and tidy, and keep the trolls and yobs at bay. That way, everyone wins :-)
(Which is why I'm in favour of bouncers, sorry moderators, but they should NOT normally be noticed.)
Cheers, Wol
I think you're right, I'm 63 but I don't have a beard nor much hair. I think the youngsters use forums and social media, it's their way. Myself, I have a twitter account created when I had a problem with my mobile provider but I never use it. I have a Facebook account but with about 6 friends, mainly to keep in touch with my daughter in the UK and I still get too much notification mail. I use the microchip forum for work and the kicad one for work and because I maintain kicad on openSUSE. We oldies need this list. Dave P -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org