Re: [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

Marc G. Fournier From: <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> wrote in
news:coi503$28u4$1(at)news(dot)hub(dot)org:

> bill_harris(at)facilitatedsystems(dot)com (Bill Harris) writes:
>
>>"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
>
>>> "If there was an official newsgroup for postgresql, would you switch
>>> to using Usenet from using the mailing lists?"
>
>>> As a side note, for those that do vote 'yes', please note that there
>>> is an official pgsql.* hierarchy gated from the mailing lists, that
>>> is available at news.postgresql.org, if you do wish to use a news
>>> reader vs a mail reader ...
>
>>FWIW, I voted yes, but my vote depended upon it being a
>>comp.databases.postgresql.* hierarchy, done according to USENET
>>guidelines. I sense that would be a lot more important for PostgreSQL
>>in the long term and a lot more sustainable in general than a pgsql.*
>>hierarchy. It's been my experience that processes done outside the
>>norm tend to have extra problems along the way that cost more than the
>>immediate gratification is worth, even if it does seem more painful at
>>the time.
>
> Just as an FYI ... the latest RFD is for *one*
> comp.databases.postgresql group to be created, that is not-gated ...
> this means that those using it would not have the benefit(s) that
> those using the pgsql.* hierarchy do, namely access to the wealth of
> knowledge/experience of those on the mailing lists ...
>
> I had posed the 'who would use USENET' question on -hackers previous
> to the poll, and the general opinion was "not in this life time" by
> ppl like PeterE, TomL, JoshuaD, etc ... the thread can be seen:
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2004-11/msg01110.php

Trying to sway the vote?

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Bill