[yapc] Missing subcribers

[Matt S Trout]

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 02:34:53PM -0400, Daniel Wright wrote:
> The list seems to be running on Mailman, which does have a feature to mail out invitations to the list.
> 
> Perhaps a good compromise here is to mail everybody going to YAPC an invitation to the list and some text explaining why they should.    If they want to join, they just need to click the link.   If they don't, then they ignore it and go on with their day.

That would be an excellent compromise. ONE email that permits people to
opt in, and leaves alone those who don't, would seem like a fine solution.

> I was auto-subscribed to the list when I went to my first YAPC.   I'm glad that happened.   But since then, we've grown new ways to get information about the conference such as the blog page.   The mailing list is now just one of several channels to get the exact same information.   So maybe people are now more likely to want ways to get just the facts without all the discussion.

The list allows the community to talk to each other.

The blog allows the organisers to broadcast what they believe people
should hear.

Both have their place. But we do need *both*, in my opinion.

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