On Mar 14, 2007, at 4:45 PM, Esbach, Brandon wrote:

Actually, I'd be inclined to say the pro's far exceed the cons on a forum...

Actually, I'd be inclined to say that cons far exceed the pros on a forum :-)

What this means is that you need to answer to the points I've raised against a forum. You can't just say you'd like one. In my post I've answered Sergiu's points and proposed an alternative solution. I'm curious to know why you think the proposed solution is not good enough.

In the case we agree to have a forum, does this mean you're willing to set it up, administer it and pay for the cost of the hardware? :)

From: Martin Barrs [mailto:martin.barrs@visilent.com]
Sent: 14 March 2007 15:42
To: xwiki-users@objectweb.org
Subject: RE: [xwiki-users] Do we need a forum?

Forum - Yes.

From: Sergiu Dumitriu [mailto:sergiu.dumitriu@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:36 PM
To: xwiki-users@objectweb.org
Subject: [xwiki-users] Do we need a forum?

Hi,

We're currently using mailing lists and IRC (and person2person chats) for answering user questions. But:
- IRC has no history (yet; when's that bot coming online?)
- mailing lists are not that easy to browse and search.

Should we make a forum for users?

Pro
- One place where users can find information, organized by topics
- Users are used to posting on forums, and we might get a larger community
Con
- Soon it will get too crowded, and (some) developers won't have the time to answer all the emails; we need a strong community, and advanced users knowing the code, and for this we need documentation

As a developer, I'd stick to mailing lists.
As a user, I'd say forum.

What's your opinion?

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