I'm thinking that if we keep this a strictly on-list event, it will encourage people to get involved at any time, simply by replying to the thread.
We'd pick a day which consistently shows most activity, and someone would just start the thread off on that day. Maybe a few 'etiquette' rules for the thread - like keeping replies to under a certain amount, removing any unnecessary 'filler', limit to either bullet points or single sentences - to allow for easy quick reading, rather than a book essay. I think the most important aspect is to keep this integrated into the list, and not require the user to break off to another service. - It also means that there's very little admin involved, and it's easily contributed by anyone on the list. @Russ - do you feel this would be a good approach to take?? On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Russell Keith-Magee < russ...@keith-magee.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:39 AM, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] < > cal.leem...@simplicitymedialtd.co.uk> wrote: > >> Since starting, PythonWeekly seems to have been sending out some quite >> useful and interesting information.. >> >> Although it's not directly related to Django, a lot of the information is >> highly relevant to every day Django use. >> >> It also got me thinking, perhaps it would be nice to have a weekly thread >> on django-users, where users post useful comments/links in easy to read >> bullet points. - Kinda similar to the thread we had a while back where >> everyone posted their IDE layouts in a simple 1 line sentence. It wouldn't >> need to be in any particular format, and there's always something new to >> learn! >> >> ... and a pony! :-) > > Seriously -- this is a great idea -- so much so, that you're not the first > person to suggest it. The most recent attempt (that I'm aware of) was > > http://djangoweek.ly/ > > but that's one in a long line of newsletters. The problem is that these > things take a lot of time to produce, and it's a pretty thankless task. > > So, yes -- absolutely -- a weekly newsletter would be a great idea. > However, just suggesting that someone else do it won't get the job done. > Someone needs to volunteer to actually do it. > > Volunteers welcome :-) > > Yours, > Russ Magee %-) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
