Hi ya'll,
You may remember way that back in mid-2006 user:Improv started up the List Syndication Service: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LSS
This was an ongoing weekly summary of the mailing lists, particularly Foundation-L. It was carried on for a good while by Improv and was then taken on by BirgetteSB, but was dropped in early 2007 and not picked back up.
I always thought this was a great idea that should be continued. And so finally, I've taken a stab at recreating and rebooting LSS: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LSS/foundation-l-archives/2008_November_2-15
This update covers from November 2-15 (two weeks, Sun. to Sat.) of Foundation-L. I've made some changes from previous summarizers: * summary by topic, not date; related threads grouped together * no attempt to read and distill the content of posts -- instead simply noting what topics were discussed. It was the heavy burden of reading and understanding all the (quite complex) threads on the lists that I believe led previous summarizers to burn out. For this summary, if you want to know more, you have to read the threads yourself.
I hope that this will prove helpful in pointing out *what* was discussed, particularly for people who don't have time to read the whole list, even if the substance isn't there.
I make no promises, but will attempt to keep up with foundation-l for a while. Suggestions, feedback, helpers, etc. all welcome.
best, -- phoebe