communications and community [was Re: Lack of response about sponsorship]

[Bill Nottingham]

Kevin Fenzi (kevin at scrye.com) said: 
> > As a first step, I suggest clearing up the intended usage of "devel"
> > list. There's too much traffic on that list. 792 messages so far in
> > October. Even if one uses filtering, the recurring task of skimming
> > over the devel list folder is tiresome, since it's not the only list
> > one is subscribed to. Not even meetings logs are posted to
> > devel-announce list, however.
> 
> Good idea. What items could we move to announce that would be more
> useful for folks that don't have as much time/energy to skim the main
> list?
> 
> fesco meeting agenda/minutes? (note that this would be weekly, so
> increase the announce list a good deal)
> Any other things that would be better as announcements?

I would think that if we are in a situation where people who do development
don't subscribe to the devel list because of 'energy' reasons
(disillusionment, feelings of either a) pointlessness b) fait-accompli,
etc.), then just moving things to -announce is not actually solving the
problem.

Bill