Where do you propose to hold and publicize such a vote in order that the people who would participate on a forum but not on a mailing list—ie. those for whom the switch will be most beneficial—are enfranchised?<div><br></div><div>Nevin<br><br>On Thursday, February 2, 2017, James Berry <<a href="mailto:jberry@rogueorbit.com">jberry@rogueorbit.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
> On Feb 2, 2017, at 1:45 PM, Dave Abrahams via swift-evolution <<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'swift-evolution@swift.org')">swift-evolution@swift.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> On Feb 2, 2017, at 12:58 PM, Karl Wagner <<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'razielim@gmail.com')">razielim@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> somebody build a parallel site to support the style of open community which the core-team seem unwilling/unable to do.<br>
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> I don't think this is fair. We may not be moving as quickly as you'd like but we are looking into it.<br>
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I would encourage everybody to remember that though there have been a vocal few advocating for something other than a mailing list, the question has never really been put to the community for a vote. I think it’s important to remember that while some people on list may be very vocal in advocating for a position, that doesn’t mean the majority of community members agree. At the least, such a matter should be put to a vote or poll once leading options have been identified.<br>
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Speaking for myself only, discourse seems to give me little of value, while it would plaster emails with html-laden buttons, etc, thus making my favored experience worse than it is today. I’m fairly happy with using a gmail account and server-side filters to file my swift-evolution mails into a mailbox that I can then read on or offline with the threaded email client of my choice.<br>
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