[lojban] Re: Should we have another mailing list for abstruse discussions?

[djandus <jandew@gmail.com>]

So, two main issues. Messy threads:
1) often don't have conclusion
2) could send the wrong message to new Lojbanists

I like the solution of moving people, but I also understand the issue
of threads only get long after they start short. Since I've seen
people implement the whole Google Groups name-changing thing before, I
assume this solution is a possibility:
   If a thread is probably going to be too long/theoretical, post it
on the alternate.
   If a thread starts short, then gets too long/theoretical, declare
it by adding [lojban-theory] or something similar in the title, send
an email with link to continuation thread elsewhere that is
crosslinked back to the original discussion.

It seems somewhat messy, but we're trying to deal with messy threads.

Also, as for addressing the "often don't have conclusion" issue, what
about having some implied goal of every [lojban-theory] thread be to
have a lojban.org wiki page that details either the conclusion of the
discussion or the opposing points of view, always in a clear, concise
manner. This page would obviously crosslink to any related threads,
and that way it would be really easy to glance over something and
understand what craziness is going on.

djandus

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