Re: Closing the forum

On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 1:59 AM, Michael Homer <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> The forum is very little used, and mostly just a Q&A with me when it is.
> Most of the posts we get through are spam these days, which take a bit
> of effort to can each time. The original user demand hasn't really
> materialised into a regular community on the forum. The gobolinux-users
> list will usually be a better and more responsive venue for people, and
> I think the presence of the forum is an attractive nuisance more than
> anything.
>
> For those reasons, I'm proposing to close the forum down in a couple of
> weeks' time. There are good arguments and reasons for having forums, but
> I don't think it's something we can support at this point. If there's
> viable demand in the future we could set some up again, but right now
> directing people to the mailing lists and IRC seems more appropriate.
>
> If anyone objects strongly to this plan, they should make themselves
> known and we'll see what we can do, but otherwise I will shut down the
> forums soon.
>
> I've also posted this message on the forum itself, since this may not be
> the best place to reach the right audience who might care.
> -Michael
>
>
I've never been a user of the forum myself (in reality I didn't even
remember it existed). Being a mailing-list user I think it's all right to
close the forum for the time being. Just keep the setup environment around
to re-enable it in the future should we find it's a good idea to do so
again.

Thanks,

-- 
Lucas
"If you're looking for a reason I've a reason to give: pleasure, little
treasure"

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