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[Maris Fogels <maris.fogels@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 09-08-07 12:05 PM, Jonathan Lange wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Maris Fogels wrote:
> > On 09-08-05 04:44 PM, Jonathan Lange wrote:
> > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Karl Fogel
> > > wrote:
> > > > Danilo `egan  writes:
> > > > >  * Many Ubuntu-related mailing list requests, which should instead live
> > > > > on lists.ubuntu.com
> > > > What if we
> > > >
> > > >  a) Put a big notice there reminding people to create Ubuntu lists at
> > > >    lists.ubuntu.com, and
> > > >
> > > >  b) If a list has ubuntu in its name, interpose a warning+confirmation
> > > >    screen, and
> > > >
> > > >  c) For the few mistakes that still happen, just do post-facto review
> > > >    and move them over to ubuntu.com as needed.
> > > +1
> > >
> > > a) & c) are really cheap too.
> > So, if I wanted to fix mailing lists, so they no longer need approval, what
> > steps must I follow to do so?
>
>
> I can think of three options for a)
>
>   - Adding an "Are you sure?" page as part of the mailing list
> creation process. Put the Ubuntu notice there.
>   - Adding the Ubuntu notice to the team page just above the "Create a
> mailing list" link.
>   - Have a create mailing list form that has mostly what's on the
> configure mailing list page, except that it also has the Ubuntu
> notice.

Would this work?

If the user has put "ubuntu" or "loco" in the list title, then offer to create 
an ubuntu.com email list for them.  Use two radio buttons for the option:

 O my-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 X my-list@xxxxxxxxxx

You see, this way most locos and ubuntu-* project registrants can make the 
choice themselves:

 a) I'm creating ubuntu-core-program, and I want a launchpad.net list address. 
 I pick the @launchpad.net list option.

 b) I'm a person registering a new Ubuntu Loco team, and think @ubuntu.com is a 
better address for the list.  I select the @ubuntu.com option.

Also, a word of warning: we are assuming that we can reasonably detect mailing 
list requests that would be better at ubuntu.com.  We have no idea if such 
detection can be reasonably done by machine, or only by a human.

Any CHRs care to run a small experiment to find out?  :)  Perhaps people could 
contribute a list of the requests that people have sent to Jorge, to see if 
there is a pattern.


Maris

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