Re: [tlug] Low traffic

[David Oftedal <david@example.com>]

Jonathan Byrne wrote:
> TLUG has turned into such a low traffic list these days, it makes a person 
> wonder the question most commonly asked about BSD (heheh, just kidding, 
> folds!): "Is TLUG dying?"
> 
> Once upon a time not so long ago, TLUG would generate more list traffic in a 
> day than we seem to have in a month these days.  Is TLUG dying, at least as a 
> technical forum (as a social forum, we rock! :-) or has Linux become so easy 
> compared to "back in the day" that there just aren't questions all that 
> often, except when a beginner comes along?
> 
> What do you all think?
> 
> Jonathan

Hmm...

I think especially with the advent of broadband, people have been 
enabled to be online all day, something that in turn paved the way for 
very active Linux support channels on IRC.

For instance, if I need immediate help with Linux, I can now visit the 
Norwegian AND English-speaking #linuxhelp channels on EFNet (and if I 
really want a good debate there's always the #gentoo channel on 
FreeNode), and on top of that I'm signed up with two e-mail lists that 
deal exclusively with Japanese input methods.

As a discussion forum, though, I think nothing can quite match mailing 
lists, because it's not real-time like IRC, but it's still a mainstream 
medium. And the fact that you have meetings as well makes it a great 
forum for discussion.

-David