Sylvestre Ledru wrote:
> 
> On 29/11/2017 10:56, James Pearson wrote:
>
>> I believe the 'problem' is the web page at:
>>
>>    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/
>>
>> This is the page that most people will arrive at when searching for info
>> about the ESR release
>>
>> Unfortunately, the terminology on that page 'implies' that you need to
>> sign up to this list before doing anything else ... i.e. using the term
>> 'Step' normally means you need to complete 'Step 1' (sign up to the
>> list) before proceeding to 'Step 2' (download ESR)
>>
>> I definitely got that impression when I was looking for info about ESR
>> over 5 years ago (although I wanted to sign up!) - so I'm not surprised
>> so many people join this list 'by mistake'
>>
>> My suggestion would be to get that page changed and replace the 'Step 1'
>> and 'Step 2' paragraphs with something like:
>>
>> * Review our handy FAQ about Firefox ESR [link]
>>
>> * Download Firefox ESR [link]
>>
>> * Join the Enterprise Working Group (EWG) mailing list [link] to discuss
>> deploying and configuring Firefox ESR with other community members and
>> receive regular communications regarding product updates and support
>>
>>
>> i.e. no mention of 'Steps' or 'strongly encouraging' list membership :-)
>>
>> My guess is that those just interested in finding out about basics of
>> ESR or just wanting to download it, will have followed the FAQ or
>> download links and left the page so never get to the mail list link ...
>> i.e. only those that _really_ want to sign up will follow the list link >
> You are probably right.
> I will make sure we address that soon. It is surprising to have potential 
> sysadmin unaware of
> the (un)subscription process of a mailman mailing list.

I thought I would report this as an issue via Bugzilla - but it looks 
like someone already has:

  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1421584

James Pearson
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