[osg-users] Migration to a new forum/ML server and technology

[Sebastian Messerschmidt]

Hi,
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Robert Osfield 
> <robert.osfield at gmail.com <mailto:robert.osfield at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 20 November 2017 at 19:52, Chris Hanson <xenon at alphapixel.com
>     <mailto:xenon at alphapixel.com>> wrote:
>     > For purposes of discussion, do you believe the Google forum
>     would improve on
>     > this in any way?
>     One issue we'd need to resolve is who is the current owner of the
>     "OpenSceneGraph Users".  I can't see a why of finding out who that is
>     from the web interface right now.
>
>
>   I'm not sure I understand that issue.
>
>   My understanding was that this list was being run by some listserv 
> software on a computer controlled by you -- probably the dreamhost 
> server. So, i'm not clear on what ownership means here.
>
>     An open issue would be whether we'd need to do the same moderation
>     that is done on the forum right now.  One of the reasons for having
>     moderation is catching bots, policing poor etiquette and encouraging
>     users not to inhuman names.
>
>
>   Probably will require some moderation, yes. I moderate a small 
> google groups list for glslDebugger, and this is a necessary task. I'd 
> be willing to help moderate Google Groups signups, but there should be 
> others who step up too.

Skipping the bulk of the conversation:
I'd be willing to invest time into moderation as well if there is a new 
system to handle it. The old forum is simply cluttered with ten 
thousands of dead/old/spam accounts. So a fresh start is welcome.

Cheers
Sebastian
>
>     Robert.
>
>
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