[Novalug] OT List -- Likely futile -- Drupal module for integration?

Paul D. Bain paulbain@pobox.com
Tue Sep 15 15:16:29 EDT 2009


Dan Arico wrote:

> On Tuesday 15 September 2009 1:47:45 pm Peter Larsen wrote:
> 
>> Besides, certain topics that others may consider off-topic I may 
>> consider on-topic so I'll still have to be on both lists. And
>> what's gained then?
> 
> Like this topic, for instance.
> 
> Really, setting up a separate list is likely to be more trouble than
> it's worth. Most people are just going to forget it's there.

	Right. Exactly. That is exactly that which happened here, too. Years 
ago, the NoVA LUG set up a second list for scheduling meetings _other 
than_ the monthly meetings. Then, months (or years?) later, when other 
NoVA LUG participants began organizing so-called "hands-on" (H-O) 
meetings and posted announcements regarding these H-O meetings to _this_ 
list, I recommended that the discussion be moved to the new, second 
list. What effect do you think my recommendation had? None. My 
recommendation was ignored.


John Warren wrote:

> My 2cents,
> 
> Well we could direct off topic stuff to the forums on the website.
> Nobody else is using it, so why not make it the defacto off topic place?

	I am wondering whether there is a Drupal module for integrating mailing 
lists with web forums. I think that I may have asked this question 
before. I cannot remember. If such a module exists, and if it is not too 
hard to install and configure, then it might be possible to direct OT 
discussion to the web forum. Just a thought.

	Another thought: if it were possible for non-administrative users to 
create polls on Drupal, then I could have asked my question (regarding 
jobs and security clearances) thereon by creating a Drupal poll and 
directing others to the web page that contained the poll. Furthermore, I 
might have gotten more useful replies to my question.




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