[NFBCS] Potential for a spin-off list

[Ty Littlefield]

I agree with all of the above. I do understand that this probably means 
slightly more moderation, so maybe it should fall to the computer 
science division folks to determine if this is reasonable. As it is, I'm 
finding it hard to justify keeping this in my inbox (as another person 
mentioned). There's a lot of good value and knowledge to be had here, 
but I hate for the pull to be that people can get tech support questions 
answered, as this seems to be counter to the description of the list.


Happy to help in whatever way I can with this.

Thanks,

Ty



On 10/23/2024 2:42 PM, Amelia Pellicciotti via NFBCS wrote:
> According to NFB net, there is a list for the committee on the promotion of
> assistive technology, and an electronics talk mailing list as well.
> Those I believe should be the location for other topics such as
> troubleshooting tech support related issues, or open source fitness tracking
> apps.
> Although I feel that efforts to advertise those lists instead might be
> negated, as ultimately people would post whatever they wish.
> I do agree though however that some effort could be made to keep the list
> more on-topic, administratively with the rules.
> As far as shifting those topics to other lists, I don't know what their
> traffic is like or if there are existing efforts to shunt some of these
> topics elsewhere.
> At the same time I am recognizing that it might be a hard line to decide
> what should be in the NFBCs list and what shouldn't as there is frequently
> overlap.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ty Littlefield via NFBCS
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 11:34 AM
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> Cc: Ty Littlefield <tyler at tysdomain.com>
> Subject: [NFBCS] Potential for a spin-off list
>
> Hi,
>
> When I joined NFBCS, it mostly looked like it was going to be for discussion
> of comp-sci related topics. It feels more and more these days that it's just
> a basic tech support list. Is there a chance in splitting off so we can stay
> semi-topical and allow people to still get their questions about which cd
> burning programs to use answered, for example?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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