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[Robert Collins <robertc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Cody A.W. Somerville
<cody-somerville@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Unfortunately ~launchpad is a member of a large number of teams and now that
> it no longer has a contact address I'm getting notifications and e-mails
> that I didn't before. Two examples include all vcs import related
> notifications (via launchpad -> vcs-imports) and all bug notificaitons for
> the wadllib project (via launchpad -> launchpadlib-developers).

So, I think we need a bug around the vcs-imports case. For the wadllib
project ~launchpadlib-developers has a structural subscription to
wadllib and launchpadlib. I'll delete that now - gaining commit access
doesn't need to imply getting all mail.

> I suspect that there will never be an instance where a notification is
> appropriate or desired to be delivered to everyone in ~launchpad. As such,
> my recommendation is to setup a new mailing list (most likely a private
> Canonical mailing list to avoid exposing any notifications that may be
> private) configured not to send bounces and set it as the contact address
> for the launchpad team. For most, this mailing list will just be a much
> appreciated blackhole for notifications. For those interested in *all*
> notifications, they can of course subscribe. For those who are only
> interested in a subset of the notifications (ex. vcs imports), one can
> instead join the respectful team and become a direct member.

I respectfully decline this recommendation :). We *need* to fix
Launchpad. If our dogfood tastes yucky to us, it will taste yucky to
other people.

-Rob