Re: Question for Chairs: Plans to use/desire for four lists? [was Re: Feedback - email lists]

On 11 Jul 2011, at 15:39, Harry Halpin wrote:

> On 07/11/2011 01:45 AM, Gerald Oskoboiny wrote:
>> * Dominique Hazael-Massieux<dom@w3.org>  [2011-07-01 14:33+0200]
>>> Le vendredi 01 juillet 2011 à 22:12 +1000, ri@odrl.net a écrit :
>>>> I am slightly confused as to why we need the 4 default email lists.
>>> The 4 default list are:
>>> * public-shortname : publicly archived list where only people who have
>>> signed the CLA agreement can participate; unless I'm mistaken, anything
>>> sent to that list can be considered as a contribution under the CLA
>>> terms
>>> * public-shortname-contrib: publicly archived list open to external
>>> subscriptions where discussions with people that have not signed the CLA
>>> agreement can participate
>> quick correction: public-shortname is writable by anyone and the
>> -contrib lists are writable only by those who have signed the CLA.
>> 
> 
> So, essentially the "public" lists are equivalent to "-comment" list in Working Groups, and the "contrib" The "internal" lists are equivalent to the "private" lists for W3C Groups.
> 
> Two questions for chairs of CGs:
> 
> 1) Does any group plan to use/want an "contrib" list?
> 
> 2) However, does any group plan to use/want an "internal" list?

Hi there,

I'm up for position of co-chair of the WebEd CG, and also fairly new to W3C procedures, etc.

I'm thinking that in the WebEd CG, we'll want

1. some sort of public list for open discussions, and
2. a private list for the co-chairs and any other inner circle types we have to discuss sensitive matters. 

But I also thought it'd be nice to consider an alternative interaction mechanism - how about a single list or forum, shared between all CGs, for discussing public stuff, and topics useful to all the CGs, which people could filter for topics of interest? This might well save reinventing the wheel, as the different CGs will no doubt want to discuss topics relevant to all groups, and we might as well do it once rather than several times, plus there we will be other discussions going on that we could all benefit from, or potentially find interesting at least? This could also fill the job of number 1 described above  - it could actively cut down on number of lists needed.

cheers,

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