From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.191] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-3.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1QifZg-0003EY-40 for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:36:56 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.213.175 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.213.175; envelope-from=witchspace81@gmail.com; helo=mail-yx0-f175.google.com; Received: from mail-yx0-f175.google.com ([209.85.213.175]) by sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1QifZf-0006q2-9D for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:36:56 +0000 Received: by yxi19 with SMTP id 19so1416483yxi.34 for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:36:49 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.69.27 with SMTP id r27mr5053416yba.435.1310963809690; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:36:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.150.53.13 with HTTP; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:36:49 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <1310813679.2195.0.camel@Desktop666> <83816D44-004A-43C4-AFFE-ED1BABD90144@jrbobdobbs.org> <1310899580.2405.2.camel@Desktop666> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:36:49 +0000 Message-ID: From: John Smith To: Douglas Huff Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd5905a30a37a04a8508ce9 X-Spam-Score: 0.4 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. 1.7 URIBL_WS_SURBL Contains an URL listed in the WS SURBL blocklist [URIs: bluematt.me] -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (witchspace81[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.1 FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT Envelope-from freemail username ends in digit (witchspace81[at]gmail.com) 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature -0.8 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list X-Headers-End: 1QifZf-0006q2-9D Cc: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] The forums... X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:36:56 -0000 --000e0cd5905a30a37a04a8508ce9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Douglas Huff wrote: > On Jul 17, 2011 5:46 AM, "Matt Corallo" wrote: > > Its not that people dislike the forums or dislike having the forums. > Speak for yourself. I think they're a cesspool. Yes they are. Which is why the current forums will be moved to another domain. It grew into a monstrosity. On the other hand, I do like forums in general. It would be nice have an official help forum dedicated to just the client software (and protocol) and how to use/integrate/modify it. It should come with a link to the FAQ before posting. Also, as a mailing list is (kind of) limited to text only, a forum makes it easier to discuss graphical subjects such as UI. Then again given the kind of people bitcoin seems to attract, it might be unrealistic to think a normal forum can be maintained... On the other hand, people that misbehave can then be sent to the bitcointalk forums :-) JS --000e0cd5905a30a37a04a8508ce9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Douglas= Huff <dhuff@j= rbobdobbs.org> wrote:

On Jul 17, 2011 5:46 AM, "Matt Corallo" = <bitcoin-l= ist@bluematt.me> wrote:
> Its not that people dislike the forums or dislike having the forums.
Speak for yourself. I think they're a cesspool.

Ye= s they are. Which is why the current forums will be moved to another domain= . It grew into a monstrosity.

On the other hand, I do like forums in= general.=A0 It would be nice have an official help forum dedicated to just= the client software (and protocol) and how to use/integrate/modify it.=A0 = It should come with a link to the FAQ before posting.

Also, as a mailing list is (kind of) limited to text only, a forum make= s it easier to discuss graphical subjects such as UI.

Then again giv= en the kind of people bitcoin seems to attract, it might be unrealistic to = think a normal forum can be maintained... On the other hand, people that mi= sbehave can then be sent to the bitcointalk forums :-)

JS
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