[OpenID] Condensing Some Mailing Lists?

[Chris Messina]

We're just about to kick up activity on user-experience, so I'd ask
that that list be exempted!

The security list seems like a good one to keep around specifically
for security related issues in the OpenID libraries/protocol.

I think part of the problem could be that we don't advertise the lists
well (maybe rename "Discuss" on openid.net with "Community" or
"Mailing Lists"?) and we also don't describe them or provide a charter
for each so it's hard to know where to begin (I'm talking about
http://openid.net/discuss/).

Perhaps there should also be a primary moderator of each list
specified on that page so that we have individuals responsible for the
content and membership of their list and administering/evangelizing
it?

Chris

On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 3:24 AM, David Recordon <drecordon at sixapart.com> wrote:
> I realize this topic is not much more than bike shedding, but if you
> haven't counted recently we're up to almost ten different mailing
> lists.  While at the time when we made each one it seemed like a good
> idea, today there are two which are really not being used and their
> topics being discussed here on the General list.  I'd propose that we
> disable new messages and subscriptions to the User Experience and
> Security mailing lists though leave their archives available on the
> web with a note that they've been merged back into this list.
>
> The User Experience list averages well under ten messages per month
> and has existed for two years.
> While the Security list averages around twenty messages per month,
> nearly every thread was cc'd to the General list.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> --David
>
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