Re: ANNOUNCE: Git Forum

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"Dill" == Dill  [off-list ref] writes:

Dill> I'm sorry it wasn't my intent to split the group but make it more
Dill> diverse. There has been some good points made though. I was thinking
Dill> more along the lines that the forum would kind of be an offshoot of
Dill> what's happening in the blogosphere as a lot of Git discussion happens
Dill> and occurs separate of this list and I was thinking of some place they
Dill> could group together and chat. Of course here is a good spot but most
Dill> seem to know about this list but choose to talk outside of it. I was
Dill> just hoping that the forum would help those people. Dylan.

So, there are two separate issues here:

1) whether beginners should be in a different place from the developers

2) whether a beginners list should be a web forum or just another
   mailing list?

I won't speak to point 1, because I can see both sides of it, but I'll
be adamant about point 2:

   web forums suck

Please, if you're gonna do this, make it a mailing list.  Preferrably some
place that also has an NNTP feed, and a (gack) web view for those who prefer
that.

Why do people insist on reinventing email, badly?

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