Ubuntu Forums Loco offering.

[Melissa Draper]

Adam Smith wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> This may have been discussed, but I haven't been around, so thought I'd
> mention it.
>
> Not to detract from mailing lists and irc, both of which I think have
> their uses, and can be very effective, but has the Loco offering at
> Ubuntu forums been given consideration?
>
> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=181
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Adam Smith
> Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com 
>
>
>   
Aha, this was another issue I meant to bring up in last nights email.

There are a few points of consideration needed for this.

* Do we need one?

We are an english-speaking country, hence there has been little to no
requirement for a forum to be established, and is probably one of the
main reasons it has not been discussed previously.

* What would be the purpose of having an -au forum?

We have a comprehensive wiki that is continually growing. If we are in
need of asking a forum, the main ubuntu forums is frequented by a whole
lot more people than would ever frequent the -au one.

* There are two methods of running a forum we should investigate here,
if we decide to run a forum at all.

Option 1: We could accept the offer of the ubuntuforum staff, and have a
sub-forum.
Option 2: We could add an entire forum on to ubuntu.com.au, which needs
more body added to it anyway. This option also leaves us clear of the
political issues that have occurred and are not yet quite fully resolved
with the ubuntuforums.

Lets discuss this.

-- 
Sincerely
Melissa Draper

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