Re: A More Welcoming Community

From: Kristen Shaker (kristen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-09-24 15:31:47

Agreed with the sentiment that new joiners should be added to what in the
marketing world is referred to as a "Welcome Sequence." 3 - 4 emails
designed to engage new users, provide them with context about what a
product/service is during a time when they are most receptive to engaging.

On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 3:09 PM Marshall Clow via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Sep 23, 2024, at 12:01 PM, Peter Dimov via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Vinnie Falco wrote:
> >> You said that it was inconvenient to report a bug, and I agree. You
> have to sign
> >> up for the list, wait for the email verification, then post by sending
> an email,
> >> and then wait for the moderator to approve it. And then you have to
> wait for
> >> the replies.
> >>
> >> Here is an idea: we can present a web page "report an issue" which
> combines
> >> the process of posting a message and signing up for the mailing list.
> We can
> >> use OAuth, to also allow for Google or GitHub credentials to be used for
> >> skipping the verification step. This would streamline the process. The
> counter-
> >> argument is that these users should be using GitHub issues. There are
> >> advantages to each method. Through the mailing list, we get more
> activity and
> >> a consolidated view of needs. Through GitHub we get better technology
> and
> >> global visibility.
> >
> > Our current procedure for reporting issues in general is (1) users open
> issues in
> > boostorg/boost, (2) Marshall occasionally looks at them and moves them to
> > the appropriate repo.
>
> I would prefer saying “If Marshall can figure out where they should go,
> then he moves them to the appropriate repo”
>
> But that could be considered a distinction w/o a difference.
>
> > This can probably be improved. :-)
>
> Oh, yeah.
>
> — Marshall
>
>
>
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