On 20/5/21 12:40 pm, Pamphile Roy wrote:
Hi everyone,
We had a chat Ralf, Stéfan and I about moving away from the mailing list.
The idea would be to move over Discourse under the umbrella of
https://discuss.scientific-python.org <https://discuss.scientific-python.org>
Stéfan proposes to do the migration work and I can also provide some help if needed (the complete history would be imported). I also propose to help administrate/moderate this space.
As Serge expressed during the meetup, we should be careful when moving to Discourse as some people might be reluctant to come. Which would fragment the community. Hence, we should force the move by sunsetting the mail list.
On the same topic, I would discuss the possibility to use Slack (or another platform for real-time chat). This has proven to be helpful for NumPy and other projects and we should also see the benefits.
Let us know what you think.
Cheers, Pamphile
Among criteria for a community forum might be: - permanence: can we find a discussion in ten years when we went to figure out what led to a particular decision - transparency: will the discussions be archived in a public manner with little need for logins or signups - searchability: is there a good way to search the discussions for relevant fragments (single words are often not enough). So for me slack is not a good option for a community forum, but it could be an additional side channel, as long as it is clear what goes where. NumPy's use of slack is limited to short informal chats between developers or chats with newcomers who might be intimidated by the permanence of the community forum. I am not sure how long discourse promises to preserve discussions. I am a dinosaur and prefer email. Discourse -> email seems to work OK for the python forums I monitor. Matti