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Old 08-09-2007   #1 (permalink)
Marco Shaw
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Announce: powershell-users mailing list

I've just created a 'powershell-users' group within Googlegroups. What
this gives the PowerShell community is a general mailing list for
everyone to join. Google account required, but hopefully that won't be
much of an issue.

I've considered creating a 'powershell-nntp' or such group, but with RSS
being what it is today, that is likely a much better solution (having an
RSS reader to take care of such things).

I am hoping this mailing list will be useful to users in general.

Feedback/comments are always welecome.

Group name: powershell-users

Description: Windows PowerShell users. This is mainly a group for
Windows PowerShell users such as system administrators, database
administrators, and anyone else interested in PowerShell.

Group/web address:
http://groups.google.com/group/powershell-users

Current email address:
powershell-users@googlegroups.com


Now back to PowerShell'ing...

Marco

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Old 08-09-2007   #2 (permalink)
Shay Levi
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Re: Announce: powershell-users mailing list

Cheers Marco, just join the group.

Shay
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com



> I've just created a 'powershell-users' group within Googlegroups.
> What this gives the PowerShell community is a general mailing list for
> everyone to join. Google account required, but hopefully that won't
> be much of an issue.
>
> I've considered creating a 'powershell-nntp' or such group, but with
> RSS being what it is today, that is likely a much better solution
> (having an RSS reader to take care of such things).
>
> I am hoping this mailing list will be useful to users in general.
>
> Feedback/comments are always welecome.
>
> Group name: powershell-users
>
> Description: Windows PowerShell users. This is mainly a group for
> Windows PowerShell users such as system administrators, database
> administrators, and anyone else interested in PowerShell.
>
> Group/web address:
> http://groups.google.com/group/powershell-users
> Current email address:
> powershell-users@googlegroups.com
> Now back to PowerShell'ing...
>
> Marco
>



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Old 08-09-2007   #3 (permalink)
Fredrik Wall
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Re: Announce: powershell-users mailing list

Me too,

I think It can be a nice place for people to learn more about PowerShell.

Fredrik
http://www.fredrikwall.net

"Shay Levi" <no@addre.ss> wrote in message
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> Cheers Marco, just join the group.
>
> Shay
> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com
>
>
>
>> I've just created a 'powershell-users' group within Googlegroups.
>> What this gives the PowerShell community is a general mailing list for
>> everyone to join. Google account required, but hopefully that won't
>> be much of an issue.
>>
>> I've considered creating a 'powershell-nntp' or such group, but with
>> RSS being what it is today, that is likely a much better solution
>> (having an RSS reader to take care of such things).
>>
>> I am hoping this mailing list will be useful to users in general.
>>
>> Feedback/comments are always welecome.
>>
>> Group name: powershell-users
>>
>> Description: Windows PowerShell users. This is mainly a group for
>> Windows PowerShell users such as system administrators, database
>> administrators, and anyone else interested in PowerShell.
>>
>> Group/web address:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/powershell-users
>> Current email address:
>> powershell-users@googlegroups.com
>> Now back to PowerShell'ing...
>>
>> Marco
>>

>
>


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Old 08-10-2007   #4 (permalink)
Hal Rottenberg
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Re: Announce: powershell-users mailing list

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

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Old 08-10-2007   #5 (permalink)
Oisin Grehan
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Re: Announce: powershell-users mailing list

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

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Old 08-14-2007   #6 (permalink)
Marco Shaw
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Re: Announce: powershell-users mailing list

Hal Rottenberg 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
>


Perhaps the list will go nowhere. I understand your concern, but there
are others who may not want to post to the official group for various
reasons, one being time.

The community forked the day PowerShell was released, but I think
there's a plan underway to bring things together, but I don't know the
full details.

There are a few PowerShell forums out there now, for example.

One thing I'd like to see about the offical group is being able to
subscribe to it, and receive everything by email, and easily be able to
respond, and have that response get posted to the group.

The "Google NNTP interface" only allows web viewing and answering using
a browser.

Maybe there's a way I can get the 2 to talk to each other in a limited
fashion though to bring the 2 together. I'll have to think about it.

I always appreciate everyone's input whether positive or negative...

Marco

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