[distribution-discuss] Project Setup policy? Vote needed

[Eric Boutilier]

On Fri, 18 Apr 2008, John Plocher wrote:
> Shawn Walker wrote:
>> Do we want to defer creation of a mailing list for new projects until
>> we feel its needed?
>
>
> Mailing lists are easy and cheap to create, and almost impossible to
> rename or delete.  In addition, more mailing lists results in community
> fragmentation.
>
> This argues for only creating them after there is a demonstrated and
> persistent need.
>
> I take Shawn's suggestion to be that all projects should start by using
> the distribution-discuss alias, and only after [some metric[1]] should
> a splinter list be created.
>
> +1
>

For *-discuss lists (as opposed to *-dev lists), I strongly agree.
We've found that leaders of a new projects are instincively tempted to
create a separate *-discuss lists early on; unfortunately that almost
always results in less effective communication not better. As the new
project progresses, its audience will say when (if /ever/) they want
discussions to be separated away from the parent (sponsoring CG)
list.

Eric

"The audience is never wrong. Never."  -William Friedkin