I don't think it's too wild an idea. We use WordPress for blogging rather than the wiki because it's better suited for the task. Why not use a discussion list server for a discussion list? There must be some list server software out there that would give us the features we want and still integrate with OWW the way WordPress does.<br>
<br>--L<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Ricardo Vidal <<a href="mailto:rvidal@gmail.com">rvidal@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
If there is so much discussion really going on, I'd think it be best to have a discussion board and not a blackhole email discussion mailinglist. You know, so that previous questions/answers can be found.<br><br>But obviously a discussion board is a whole new matter. So I apologize going a bit off topic.<br>
<br>~R<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:54 PM, julius.lucks <<a href="mailto:julius.lucks@gmail.com" target="_blank">julius.lucks@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Then let's forward the feedback list to duscuss so more people see these<br>
messages and can respond.<br>
<div><br>
J<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
</div><div><div></div><div>On Apr 7, 2008, at 10:46 AM, Austin Che <<a href="mailto:austin@csail.mit.edu" target="_blank">austin@csail.mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
><br>
> Getting all contacts to be on the feedback list seems<br>
> impractical. For example, recently on the feedback list:<br>
> "Hi I was wondering were you purchased or harvested the algea that<br>
> you used in the bio reator."<br>
> It's impossible to determine who should even be on the feedback<br>
> list to answer this question. And I really don't think someone who<br>
> just wants to put up a protocol about algae wants to be on a list<br>
> that receives questions about every topic under the sun. However,<br>
> they probably are interested in questions related to algae<br>
> protocols so some way of directing those questions to them is<br>
> useful.<br>
><br>
>> Can we get lab contacts and protocol writers etc automatically<br>
>> sitting<br>
>> on the feedback list?<br>
>><br>
>> Sent from my iPhone<br>
>><br>
>> On Apr 7, 2008, at 9:37 AM, Austin Che <<a href="mailto:austin@csail.mit.edu" target="_blank">austin@csail.mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>><br>
>>> The message on the page already says to leave a message on the<br>
>>> talk page. It is a much lower barrier to entry to type a message<br>
>>> into a text box than getting an account and posting on a talk<br>
>>> page. The majority of messages that we have already received have<br>
>>> been for specific people/protocols. My feeling is that<br>
>>> restricting the comments to only feedback about the site will mean<br>
>>> we will get no feedback and those who really do have useful<br>
>>> feedback for labs won't give them at all.<br>
>>><br>
>>>> We should also put something in the message that if they want to<br>
>>>> leave<br>
>>>> a message for a particular person or lab, then they can join OWW<br>
>>>> and<br>
>>>> leave a message on a talk page.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> J<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Apr 7, 2008, at 8:47 AM, "Barry Canton" <<a href="mailto:bcanton@mit.edu" target="_blank">bcanton@mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>>> It'd be nice if the contact page could look at the referring<br>
>>>>>> page<br>
>>>>>> and based on that, "do the right thing." For example, if I'm<br>
>>>>>> looking at the Endy lab page, the contact form should send an<br>
>>>>>> email to the endy lab contact. The simplest implementation I can<br>
>>>>>> think of is to have a special tag people could put on pages for<br>
>>>>>> example, {{contact:myemail@blah}}. Labs would put it into their<br>
>>>>>> lab template, protocol writers would put it into their<br>
>>>>>> protocols,<br>
>>>>>> etc. The contact page extension would try to find such a tag and<br>
>>>>>> if it exists, send the comment email there. Otherwise, it sends<br>
>>>>>> to<br>
>>>>>> the generic oww feedback address.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Personally, I think it makes more sense if the behavior of the<br>
>>>>> "Contact OWW" button is consistent across the wiki. I think the<br>
>>>>> proposal to make the text on the contact us page better explain<br>
>>>>> who<br>
>>>>> the feedback is sent to will be sufficient.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Austin Che <<a href="mailto:austin@csail.mit.edu" target="_blank">austin@csail.mit.edu</a>> (617)253-5899<br>
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