Re: [OT, Meta] Benefits of the Lua mailing list

["Soni \"They/Them\" L." <fakedme@...>]

On 2020-02-24 11:22 p.m., Dennis Fischer wrote:
> It's really a matter of having different places for different things.
>
> ‣ The Lua discord seems the best place to just chat about the language
> and not have to wait for ages to get an answer.
>
> ‣ Stack Overflow is a neat place to look for questions that have already
> been asked, specially the more typical beginner questions.
>
> ‣ The subreddit is sadly almost dead, but the format is essentially like
> a mailing list but with upvotes.
>
> But there's a few things that make the mailing list unique:
>
> • Mailing lists have a bit of an oldschool feel to them these days,
> which I enjoy
>
> • Call me paranoid, but I like having local copies of stuff on my PC.
> Stack overflow can be taken down one day, but the mailing list archive
> can easily be replicated and saved offline.
>
> • I know this sounds a bit mean, but the higher barrier to entry keeps
> the kids out. I don't mind helping people who actually want to learn,
> but when you read "I have an idea for a roblox game who wants to build
> it for me?" for the 100th time, you get a bit tired of it.

No it doesn't. I was like 14 when I joined. :v

Don't be mean to kids. You used to be one.

> • This and reddit are the only places where people write long walls of
> text. Sure, short answers are nice when you have a specific problem and
> just want it fixed, but when discussing detailed aspects of a
> programming language, it's nice to read what people think in detail.
>
> • It's free of memes.
>
> • People here don't (usually) write it "LUA"
>
> On 21/02/2020 21:10, Soni "They/Them" L. wrote:
> > What are some benefits of posting on the Lua mailing list instead of
> > places like stackoverflow?
> >
> > Some of the ones I can think of include:
> >
> > - The Lua mailing list doesn't have advertisements, other than the
> > occasional spam or self-promotion. Still, the Lua mailing list doesn't
> > have paid advertisement slots, "you get an ad every N emails" or any
> > of that. (at least as far as I can tell.)
> > - The Lua mailing list doesn't track you. Even if it does collect your
> > emails, it doesn't track your time spent reading or writing them or
> > anything like that.
> > - The Lua mailing list doesn't try to gamify assistance. There's no
> > incentive to farm any sort of points on the Lua mailing list.
> > - Email signatures.
> >
> > What (else) brings you here?
> >