Dear Quim,
2017-10-13 12:40 GMT+02:00 Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
TLDR: Please give this a try, subscribe, and forward
the link to other
mailing lists or projects:
https://www.mediawiki.org/
wiki/Newsletter:Tech_Showcase.
The simplest and easiest way to know
about interesting software being developed by staff or volunteers for our
readers and our contributors.
No tech knowledge needed and no time commitment required either. You will
just receive one sentence notifications linking to the fresh software
showcased.
Thank you!
Do you think it would be possible somehow to receive the actual
content, either by RSS (preferred) or by email (fine as well)?
Here, I'm getting an email with only a link to a newsletter with only
a link to the actual content. That's two levels of indirection with
little information on what the notification is about, nor any way to
easily keep the content at hand for reading later.
We had a discussion about the ambassadors' announce format a few
months ago (was it with Benoît or Johan? I think Benoît, but I'm not
sure) and I already underlined how the mailing-list and RSS formats
currently in use were great for people who have to deal with hundreds
of notifications per week.
I understand that this would mean more work for whoever writes the
newsletter and that the mediawiki newsletter extension may not yet
provide a way to send more content than just a title, so I'd be
perfectly fine with a negative answer. I just want to draw attention
to the the added cost to access the information.
Thanks again and best regards,
--
Jérémie