Fedoraforum.org is now official?

[Gustavo Seabra]

On Apr 6, 2005 12:49 AM, Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote:
> I have little interest in forums myself but I certainly wish for those
> who find forums a more comfortable fit, a happy and rewarding
> experience.
> 
> Personally, I haven't a clue what you are so worked up about.
> 
> Craig

Craig,

The point isn't the web forum, but just the way it was done. We had an
extensive discussion about his a couple of months ago. People here
have debated, and reached good solutions. Actually, web forum was one
of them. However, the idea was to have *this list* available in all
formats: discussion group, mailing list and web forum, so as to suit
anyone's preference. There are programs that do this automatically, so
it wouldn't really be a big change. And, more importantly, the people
who like to help would *not* have to go searching web fora for
questions to answer (which few are willing to do). They would still
get the list in their preferred format (mostly the list, as it is) but
the other options would be available for everyone.

Last, but not least, the information would be kept concentrated in one
point. Now, the way it was done,

(1) people who like to help won't see the problems others are having:
If fedoraforum is deemed *official*, people with problems are more
likely to try help there, but less likely to find it, since most
"helpers" don't like the forum idea;

(2) The information will be even more scattered and harder to find. 
That means another archive to search, more places where to look for
the same information, which makes it more difficult to find it.
Wouldn't it be better to concentrate all official support in one
place, and then make this one available for all tastes?


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