You forgot to mention the freenode irc channel as well Sent from my iPad
> On Jun 18, 2020, at 12:01 PM, jwest--- via cctech <cct...@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > The period of me making decisions about the list is coming to an end, but > based on all the posts I just caught up with here's some thoughts: > > I would be predisposed to handing it to someone that intends to continue the > mailing list format. We already have a very active discord group (which works > fantastic for posting pics with your posts), so I see little reason to move > to a web based format for this list. Most of us are here cause we prefer the > email format. Those who don't - use the discord server, those who like both - > use both 😊 > > Picture attachments have been a shortcoming here, there's times when it would > be really nice. There are also situations where its likely to be abused > especially in the eyes of those who prefer the email format. I would suggest > either allow pic posts but only if 1000% on-topic, and even better yet, only > allow pics if the mailing list automatically stores them somewhere and only > puts a link to the pic in the email. That way, the email stays text only, and > users that want to see the pic can. Another approach is maybe 'if you need to > post pics, do it on the discord'. One or the other, but the email list should > stay a text email service IMHO. > > I did not like the list splitting (cctalk/cctech) when it was done, and still > don't. I have intended to rejoin the lists into one list for the past few > years and just never got around to it. I will be asking whoever winds up > getting the list to do the following tasks as part of the agreement: 1) > Rejoin the lists, 2) completely straighten out the archives. Get all the > missing stuff, make it all processed and stored in the same way (downloadable > archives or text scannable online), and automated. I am embarrassed by how I > have let the archives degenerate, but they are still fix-up-able. Whoever > takes on the list needs to be prepared to do this as well. > > > > > > > > > >
