On Aug 10, 1:43 pm, Hal Rottenberg <halr9...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 9, 7:52 am, Marco Shaw <marco.shaw@_NO_SPAM_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've just created a 'powershell-users' group within Googlegroups.
>
> > I've considered creating a 'powershell-nntp' or such group,
>
> Frankly, I don't see why we would want this with the existing email &
> web features provided by Google Groups already.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...ws.powershell/
>
> Now we have two divergent communities with the membership and
> conversations potentially split in half. Or worse, the mailing list
> will "do better" than the newsgroup, leaving it to falter and
> newcomers will assume "Oh, Powershell must not be that popular because
> the 'official' Microsoft newsgroup is deserted".
>
> Don't mean to come down so hard but I don't get it...
>
> -hal
Sorry Marco, but I'm 110% with Hal on this one. We get nothing out of
creating a separate google group for powershell; in fact, all we do is
restrict people from joining it without a google account and dilute
the fairly vibrant group we already have. Usenet is and always will be
the best place for truely open discussion like this. I don't doubt
your motives at all, so don't take offence
- Oisin