On 11/20/05, Uwe Brauer oub@mat.ucm.es wrote:
Brion> Uwe Brauer wrote:
- Would it be possible that instead of providing a link to a
discussion page, provide a link to a corresponding *newsgroup*. That is every article page should have its newsgroup (or mailing list if that would be easier.)
Brion> I think having several million mailing lists or newsgroups Brion> would not be very nice. :)
I doubt it would be that many which would be really used frequently. It might come down to several thousands (for each language I must add) Why not? Would it really slow down anything? Any mailinglist/newgroups are so much more convenient for discussions
Part of the point is that all pages should have a single talk area available so that users have a nice consistent way to discuss the article. Many pages talks are used infrequently but they are still used.... a non-wiki talk page would just become a spam trap as users couldn't remove spam as they do today. Personally I don't find mailinglists or newsgroups any more convenient, and I think the wiki editing practice is much needed by our users.