[Ubuntu-PH] Moving Ubuntu-PH forums from ubuntu-ph.org to ubuntuforums.org

[Dax Solomon Umaming]

On Tuesday 28 August 2007 16:02:16 Juan Carlos Torres wrote:
> Good day!
>
> There has been a proposal from the Filipino member of the Ubuntuforums to
> request a Filipino sub-forum there:
> http://u1buntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=68805&page=138
>
> We already have our own forum (Drupal) in http://ubuntu-ph.org which
> already existed before Ubuntuforums.org started to offer sub-forums for
> LoCo teams. The thread(s) for Pinoy Users have been in Ubuntuforums.org for
> quite some time now. The activity on ubuntu-ph.org has also been very low,
> but recently there have been new posts, which might conflict with one of
> the requirements for requesting a LoCo sub-forum:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=290685
>
> I'm bringing this proposal to the members of the community, so that we
> could discuss and decide what to do, given some of the pros and cons listed
> below. Zak, being the current LoCo contact, will be the one to formally
> request for the forum. I'm proposing loell (
> http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=44017 ) and myself as moderators for
> the sub-forum.
>
> Advantages of having an Ubuntuforums.org sub-forum:
> 1. We can worry less about infrastructure, maintenance and administration
> of forums and more on doing what we should be doing, like projects,
> information dissemination, etc.
>
> 2. Time-tested and proven forum system. We can take advantage of what
> Ubuntuforums.org has already built upon.
>
> 3. More visibility, easier access to information, and wider audience. Very
> few people know about ubuntu-ph.org. Most new Ubuntu users also probably go
> to Ubuntuforums.org more. And searching for information in that forums will
> also yield more results, given they have a bigger knowledge base.
>
> Disadvantages would include:
> 1. Multiple entry points, multiple user accounts. It would have been very
> ideal if we all just had to access one site for all our LoCo resources, and
> only needed one user account per person.
>
> 2. No direct control. We would be practically giving up control over the
> forum and those who would be users of that forum.
>
> 3. We already have our own forums, although activity has been sparse and
> sporadic. But the reason it is less activity is because it is less known.
> And it is less known because it is less used, even by people who already
> know it exists (mea culpa). I already did try to "advertise" the existence
> of the ubuntu-ph.org forum, but the response was not enough, specially
> considering there are people who are already members of Ubuntuforums.org
> who would find it inconvenient or impractical to be at two places.
>
> Looking forward to the suggestions of the community. Thanks!
>
>
> - Jucato

Just a reminder to everyone involved. 

Also, I've added a Disadvantage:
4. The activity on both the Ubuntu-PH.org/forum and the Pinoy Thread can't 
justify that we have our own sub-forum hosted at Ubuntuforums.org

Anyway, there's not enough votes and we would like to get this done and over 
with. I've created a wiki[1] regarding this, so please help us with your 
votes.

[1] http://ubuntu-ph.org/wiki/SiteManagement/Forum

Thanks
-- 
Dax Solomon Umaming
http://knightlust.com/
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