Re: sc-users is closing down
scott-y6qSm6YX8/[email protected] Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:13:24 +0200
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--0000000000002f8fc005c5961327 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey. FWIW the mailing list mode emails are sent out with both plain text and HTML - if you're seeing formatted text but you prefer plain text, this needs to be configured in your email reader. Hope this helps! If there are other issues with mailing list more or the forum, lets continue the discussion on the forums 'meta' topic: https://scsynth.org/c/meta [email protected] Best, Scott On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 1:59 PM <sdiy-mz01-unlm3xZ6wr4k+I/[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mario, > while I=E2=80=99m not affected I can hear your point! > I=E2=80=99m working in an integrative school and besides quite a few whee= lchair > users some students are visually impaired. > Talking to them about issues, their stories completely reflect your > statement. > Alas, no surprise here. > > Then again, Scott et al, I=E2=80=99d like to point out, pure text only m= ode still > seems to be valuable to many people (including me) and this option seems = to > gradually get lost. > As soon as the switch was announced I changed to mailing list mode on > scsynth. > While I understand the motives for the switch and appreciate all the work > and efforts which went and will be going into both the mailing list and t= he > forum, I=E2=80=99m not entirely happy with the new mail format. > So, ATM I=E2=80=99m =E2=80=9Cobserving=E2=80=9D what=E2=80=99s happening = and somehow adapt eventually, > because I can. > > I really hope things work out fine and the SC community stays inclusive a= s > it (seemingly) was. > Thanks a lot, Michael. > > > On 24.06.2021, at 15:21, [email protected] wrote: > > > > [email protected] writes: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> As some of you will know from the discussions here, this list will be > closing > >> down. We=E2=80=99re encouraging all users to join the forum at > https://scsynth.org/ > > > > This is sad :-( > > > > I refrained from commenting during the discussion, mostly because I no > > longer think the exceptional situation of a single person can influence > > current trends, and likely also because I was afraid of the grief I > > would be feeling just having to participate in such a discussion. > > > > I see the trend since a few years. Slack, Discorse, and of course web > > forumss. All of these are pretty much excluding for me. > > I am blind. And while I can use a modern web browser if I have to, the > > inherent inefficiencies and accessibility problems make it pretty much = a > > no-fun experience. Well-defined protocols like SMTP/IMAP made it easy > for > > me to participate in a group like sc-users, because I was able to choos= e > > the client software I am able to use efficiently. > > > -- > > CYa, > > =E2=A1=8D=E2=A0=81=E2=A0=97=E2=A0=8A=E2=A0=95 > > > _______________________________________________ > sc-users mailing list > > info (subscription, etc.): > http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/ea-studios/research/supercollider/= mailinglist.aspx > archive: http://www.listarc.bham.ac.uk/marchives/sc-users/ > search: http://www.listarc.bham.ac.uk/lists/sc-users/search/ > --0000000000002f8fc005c5961327 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hey. FWIW the mailing list mode emails are sent out w= ith both plain text and HTML - if you're seeing formatted text but you = prefer plain text, this needs to be configured in your email reader. Hope t= his helps!<br><br></div><div>If there are other issues with mailing list mo= re or the forum, lets continue the discussion on the forums 'meta' = topic:</div><div><a href=3D"https://scsynth.org/c/meta">https://scsynth.org= /c/meta</a></div><div><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]= synth.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Scott<br></div></div= ><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fr= i, Jun 25, 2021 at 1:59 PM <<a href=3D"mailto:sdiy-mz01-unlm3xZ6wr4k+I/[email protected]">s= diy-mz01-unlm3xZ6wr4k+I/[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q= uote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,2= 04);padding-left:1ex">Hi Mario, <br> while I=E2=80=99m not affected I can hear your point!<br> I=E2=80=99m working in an integrative school and besides quite a few wheelc= hair users some students are visually impaired.<br> Talking to them about issues, their stories completely reflect your stateme= nt. <br> Alas, no surprise here.<br> <br> Then again, Scott et al,=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99d like to point out, pure text onl= y mode still seems to be valuable to many people (including me) and this op= tion seems to gradually get lost.<br> As soon as the switch was announced I changed to mailing list mode on scsyn= th.<br> While I understand the motives for the switch and appreciate all the work a= nd efforts which went and will be going into both the mailing list and the = forum, I=E2=80=99m not entirely happy with the new mail format.<br> So, ATM I=E2=80=99m =E2=80=9Cobserving=E2=80=9D what=E2=80=99s happening an= d somehow adapt eventually, because I can.<br> <br> I really hope things work out fine and the SC community stays inclusive as = it (seemingly) was.<br> Thanks a lot, Michael.<br> <br> > On 24.06.2021, at 15:21, [email protected] wrote:<br> > <br> > <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= </a> writes:<br> > <br> >> Hi All,<br> >> <br> >> As some of you will know from the discussions here, this list will= be closing<br> >> down. We=E2=80=99re encouraging all users to join the forum at <a = href=3D"https://scsynth.org/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://= scsynth.org/</a><br> > <br> > This is sad :-(<br> > <br> > I refrained from commenting during the discussion, mostly because I no= <br> > longer think the exceptional situation of a single person can influenc= e<br> > current trends, and likely also because I was afraid of the grief I<br= > > would be feeling just having to participate in such a discussion.<br> > <br> > I see the trend since a few years.=C2=A0 Slack, Discorse, and of cours= e web<br> > forumss.=C2=A0 All of these are pretty much excluding for me.<br> > I am blind.=C2=A0 And while I can use a modern web browser if I have t= o, the<br> > inherent inefficiencies and accessibility problems make it pretty much= a<br> > no-fun experience.=C2=A0 Well-defined protocols like SMTP/IMAP made it= easy for<br> > me to participate in a group like sc-users, because I was able to choo= se<br> > the client software I am able to use efficiently.<br> <br> > -- <br> > CYa,<br> >=C2=A0 =E2=A1=8D=E2=A0=81=E2=A0=97=E2=A0=8A=E2=A0=95<br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> sc-users mailing list<br> <br> info (subscription, etc.): <a href=3D"http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilitie= s/ea-studios/research/supercollider/mailinglist.aspx" rel=3D"noreferrer" ta= rget=3D"_blank">http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/ea-studios/research/= supercollider/mailinglist.aspx</a><br> archive: <a href=3D"http://www.listarc.bham.ac.uk/marchives/sc-users/" rel= =3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.listarc.bham.ac.uk/marchives/s= c-users/</a><br> search: <a href=3D"http://www.listarc.bham.ac.uk/lists/sc-users/search/" re= l=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.listarc.bham.ac.uk/lists/sc-u= sers/search/</a><br> </blockquote></div> --0000000000002f8fc005c5961327-- _______________________________________________ sc-users mailing list info (subscription, etc.): http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/ea-studios/research/supercollider/mailinglist.aspx archive: http://www.listarc.bham.ac.uk/marchives/sc-users/ search: http://www.listarc.bham.ac.uk/lists/sc-users/search/