[documentation] Proposal to deprecate the docs mailing list

[Addison Berry]

> So this is an issue that has been kicking around in my head for a  
> while. It was raised briefly earlier this year (http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/documentation/2008-March/thread.html#5900 
> ) on the list and it was decided to stick with the mailing list. I  
> raised it again today during our IRC meeting to get a general pulse.  
> So, I'm going to lay it all out and see what the larger team thinks.
>
> I am proposing that we deprecate the documentation mailing list and  
> use groups.drupal.org for our discussions instead. In order to not  
> have conversations happening in two places we need to have one  
> definitive "discussion" venue. Due to this, the current docs group  
> is "read-only." To make it read-only we have to limit who can  
> actually become a member of the group. Limiting membership like this  
> severely hampers our use of all the tools that g.d.o could offer us.
>
> If we allowed membership and free posting on the g.d.o group, we  
> would:
> - Still have email notifications of all discussions.
> - Be able to use wiki posts to collaborate on one living document  
> rather than having to attach separate iterations to an issue in the  
> queue.
> - Read threads all on one page rather than have to page through the  
> mailman archive.
> - Organize and categorize discussions to make it easier to find  
> areas of interest.
> - Replying to old threads that you didn't actually receive in email  
> is clear and straightforward - just leave a new comment. (How to  
> respond to archived mail threads is not an apparent thing.)
>
> The only advantage that the mailing list provides that the group  
> does not, is the ability to reply to a thread directly from your  
> email. I feel that losing this feature is worth the advantages we  
> would gain by shifting to g.d.o. I feel that this is true for  
> actually collaborating as a team and to make it easier for new users  
> to join in.
>
> I am posting this to the mailing list as well as posting on g.d.o  
> with comments turned on. This is one conversation that I'd like to  
> see discussed wherever folks feel most comfortable.



- Addi (add1sun)
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