[tdf-announce] LibreOffice Conference 2014: the program of a landmark event

users
#1

Hi :slight_smile:
Just in case anyone here is not on the "Announce" list i thought i would
re-post this one here. It's a very low traffic list and all just fyi's but
it often has interesting things that might be helpful.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#2

Hi Tom,

Hi :slight_smile:
Just in case anyone here is not on the "Announce" list i thought i would
re-post this one here. It's a very low traffic list and all just fyi's but
it often has interesting things that might be helpful.

Thanks for the forward, but we want to keep this list only for the help
on using LibreOffice for our readers who are only interested in this
topic, so please next time post it on the discuss@ list. Thanks!
Kind regards
Sophie

#3

You are guessing at the risk to annoy users who are not interested by
other things than help. This list has a high traffic (and get more and
more) and should be kept on topic to stay efficient for readers and get
its archive clean to search in it. Thanks!

Kind regards
Sophie

#4

Hi :slight_smile:
People on this mailing list might not be on any other list.

People who ARE on the discuss list are quite likely to already be on the
announce list and probably quite a few others.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#5

Just a lone voice, but as Tom pointed out, I am only on this list, and
not on either the discuss or announce lists.

Now, I don't really have much interest in the Conference, so Tom
posting that here doesn't affect me much, but equally I certainly don't
mind him posting that here.

I'm a user, on the users list, and some of the discussions on this list
that are considered "off-topic" do interest me, and I feel should be
brought out into the open, even if they're not purely about helping
other users with problems.

Any users that post to the list with questions get answers fairly
regularly and fairly promptly, so I don't see that this list is in any
way failing in its purpose. And I don't see that some extra cross-talk
on the list can be in any way detrimental. To the contrary, better that
than than an empty, silent ghost-list, like some I've seen. You can
almost hear the tumbleweed blowing about in those lists. I think the
community here is helpful, friendly and lively, and one of the best
mailing lists I've ever been on, so I for one consider it unnecessary
to stay focused purely on support issues.

Just my thoughts.

Paul

#6

Agree,
same here

Rob.

#7

Could someone please post a link to the discuss list? I am not sure I am on it, but would like to be.
Ruth Ann, Cincinnati, OH USA

#8

Sure. On this page you will not only find the discuss mailing list link, but also to others.
Of note : the Board Discuss, where the board of the foundation publishes decisions, votes, etc.

Other lists such as the localization, website, marketing, etc are also listed: http://www.documentfoundation.org/contribution/#lists

Hope this helps,

Charles.

#9

Just a lone voice, but as Tom pointed out, I am only on this list, and
not on either the discuss or announce lists.

Now, I don't really have much interest in the Conference, so Tom
posting that here doesn't affect me much, but equally I certainly don't
mind him posting that here.

Concur! A conference or convention announcement is certainly not as
disruptive as some of the other off-topic conversations bloating this list...
Just my 2 cents.

#10

People on this mailing list might not be on any other list.

And why might that be? Occam's Razor would tell us that they choose not to receive messages from those other lists. I hope you can appreciate this.

People who ARE on the discuss list are quite likely to already be on the announce list and probably quite a few others.

You have been asked - very politely, I might add - not to forward such messages to this list. All that remains is to see if you are prepared to co-operate. I'm disappointed that you seem so far to have been unable to commit to doing so.

Brian Barker

#11

Just a lone voice, but as Tom pointed out, I am only on this list, and not on either the discuss or announce lists.

If you want to see those messages, please subscribe to those lists. If you don't, don't. If you want to borrow books, join the library; don't expect others to borrow them for you.

Agree, same here

I'm sure the other lists would welcome you too. If you like concerts, join the concert hall mailing list.

Concur! A conference or convention announcement is certainly not as disruptive as some of the other off-topic conversations bloating this list... Just my 2 cents.

I'm currently preparing a list of other mailing lists whose messages I can "helpfully" forward to this list. Let's see, now: bird-spotting, bee-keeping, ...

Brian Barker

#12

Hi :slight_smile:
This mailing list so for people to come in and ask a single question.
People here have often said they were unaware there are other lists and
that they could get involved in other ways.

It used to be a MUCH higher traffic list and that seemed to attract more
people
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#13

Brian,

I think there is no need to become harsh here.

I for myself am using LibreOffice for as long as it exists, and before that OpenOffice. Rather recently I 'found' this list when I had a problem with LibreOffice and I was really happy with the help I got. I was on aware of the other lists before this whole discussion came around. And yes, I am subscribed to some other lists now!

So, the posting, although strictly not for this list, had its value (at least for me).

Wouldn't it be a good idea to reference a page with all lists in the standard footer on the mails from the list.
Also, one could argue that anyone on any list is probably also interested in the announce list, so, we could also prompt (or add) people to that list automatically apon subscribing to any other list. Just a thought :slight_smile:

Best regards,

Rob.