Tooo many messages on this mailing list?? How to avoid being swamped ...

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#1

curiously wondering what gmane is ...
          curiously wondering what else I'll be a-learnin' today ...
             curiously wondering what the newest computer gadget'll be ...
                curiously wondering ... curiously wondering ... curiously
wondering :wink:

       very interesting indeed;
          and remember'g how file folders expanded to hold letters by same
case ...
         ah, times ... they've been a-changin' :wink:

#2

Hi :slight_smile:
Do you remember Usenet newsgroups? or even still use them?

Gmane is one of 3 main "front-ends" for this mailing list. It presents all
the posts to the mailing lists in the way that posts were presented in
newsgroups. You can probably use it to make new posts to the mailing list
or respond to previous ones. It's VERY good at threading, often even
showing where threads sometimes go off on several different tangents.

Nabble is another front-end for this mailing list. Nabble arranges the
posts into a structure a lot like a forum, with a pretty gui and nice&easy
for people to use.

The only way to really understand these things is to see them and maybe try
using them for a few posts.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#3

Mailing lists and aggregators are tools of the 90ies. Almost forgotten
in the twitter age.

#4

Not everyone like to use Twitter or Facebook.

I have not used Twitter in years, and the only reason I have a Facebook account is for connecting with family and friends worldwide [that share photos and such on Facebook].

Most communications, that are not face-to-face or over the phone, are done via email. I prefer this.

"tools of the 90ies"? Well so are desktops, laptops, web servers, and other tech that is the foundation of what we use today.

As for "Twitter", well the national news has stated that Twitter, and some other social media outlets, are downsizing due to the lack of use.

Also, a case for email lists, it is hard to keep out the "trolls" on social media than it is on an email list. There has been many cases of misinformation placed on social media just to cause trouble for individual, organizations, and businesses. I really do not want to see something like that for our "help services".

I may be wrong, by the opinions of others, but I trust managed/monitored email help lists over "social media" sites for helping me with any problems I may have with LibreOffice.

#5

​Strongly agree with your points above, Tim....

Henri​

#6

+1

Dave

#7

Not everyone like to use Twitter or Facebook.

Nor do I. But this mailing list is a very good example why mailing lists can
not be used for end user support efficiently.

#8

Stop this endless discussion and other useless off-topic discussions and
the support provided by this ML will be many more efficient.

Best regards.
JBF

#9

The messenger is the culprit.