[Gllug] Gllug Changing

[Sean Burlington]

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On Wednesday 15 May 2002 10:56 am, Jackson, Harry wrote:
> <FLAMEBAIT>
> I have just been looking at past emails on the list and something I did
> notice is that the threads in discussion at a point in time are fewer.
> Having looked down the dated list it looks much tidier. Having been on this
> list for over a year it has changed but I cannot put my finger on it. Is
> there less 1."social lubrication"? Does the list need to evolve, personally
> I think it does.
>
> Some Observations I have made.
>
> This list is more a community than a mailing list.
> Quite a few of us are friends in an interconnected fscked up way.
> Some of us hate the sight (metaphorically) of each other.
> Some of use would like to ask friends questions rather than subscribe to
> yet another mailing list.
>

[SNIP]

I'm feeling old now...

been on this list at least 3 years 

I've never been to a meeting or anything - but I have learned a lot !

at first the list was so quiet I would forget it existed 

*things change*

the list goes through phases 

sometimes it's more busy than others - sometimes it's more chatty

personally I am here to share linux knowledge and am happier with the recent 
more technical slant ...

but it often hard to agree what is OT and what isn't ;)

Some things about the list seem very stable
  sugestions for splitting the list have been resisted as have calls for 
changes to the reply-to munging

and while the (signal/noise)|(tech/social) mix fluctuates - it is always a 
techy and friendly group.

one thing I would like to point out is that the very vocal members are in a 
minority.. there are almost 400 subscribers to this list - most of them are 
fairly quiet (but thier presense improves the odds of getting that question 
answerd).

I do enjoy some of the OT (geeky) chat - but get frustrated when the vocal 
group acts as if it is gllug personified.

BTW - big thanks to the people managing the gllug list :)

- -- 

Sean

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