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<p>Clarence,</p>
<p>Felicity has set up <a href="https://thegooddocs.slack.com/">https://thegooddocs.slack.com</a>
for us already, which we can start using (although name may
change). There is a good chance we will rebrand ourselves within
the next few weeks, depending upon conversations Jennifer will be
starting between us and the WriteTheDocs Guide community.</p>
<p>I'd like to hear input on what communication channels we should
use. Most of my Open Source work is on mature projects, 10+ years
old, where conversations mainly happen on email lists, sometimes
with an IRC channel as well. However, as I look into setting up a
new project, it appears email lists are not provided by default
open source hosting providers.</p>
<p>Do people have opinions on what communication channels we should
use? Each communication channel is optimised for different
cadences and use cases.</p>
<p>I'm inclined to suggest making use of:<br>
</p>
<p>Email lists:<br>
* Good for 1 day cadence, crossing timezones and working within
volunteer schedules<br>
* People tend to choose words carefully, allowing the community to
grow to 50+ people relatively efficiently.<br>
* Can be archived to later searching<br>
</p>
<p>Video conferencing:<br>
* Very personal which helps to build trust<br>
* Facilitates fast brain storming<br>
* Becomes unwieldy beyond 8+ people<br>
* Good for weekly cadence for small teams, or adhoc meetings for 2
or 3 people<br>
</p>
<p>Chat (eg slack):<br>
* Sits between email and video<br>
* Good for fast turnaround conversations, which can expand to ~ 30
people<br>
* Doesn't archive well<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/7/19 2:30 am, Clarence Cromwell
wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">This project has a number of good things happening already. Would it be possible to have a slack group for this?
It seems that we need a way to follow multiple conversations simultaneously, and email is no longer the best tool for that.
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