RE: [Boost-users] Re: The Boost Community

From: Brian Braatz (brianb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-05 16:17:55

(responding to my own post)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Braatz
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-users-
> > bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of David Abrahams
> [David Abrahams Writes:]
> > Hmm, I'm not sure we can convince everyone to look at the Wiki
before
> > going to the archive pages.
> >
> 
> [Brian Braatz Writes:]
> Yes, it was a weak idea. But generally, the more we can connect the
wiki
> to the mailing list the better.  This basic idea hinges upon somehow
> providing a "really cool and compelling" way to dig around in the
archives
> other than just searching for keywords.
> 
> When I click on news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user
> It opens up Outlook Express and gives me a pretty good view of the
list.
> (much better than the Outlook folder I use now for the list)
> 
> We should be able to find a WEB TOOL that gives the same view. The
idea is
> if you make that web tool a first class citizen and let me hit the
page
> for digging around in the subjects of the list, and additionally
> "advertise" the wiki in the header of said tool's page, then you have
> connected the paradigms.
> 
> :)

[Brian Braatz Writes:] 
Did some more peeking. Since I use outlook for everything (or the main
page's archive searching) I was not aware of this view
http://lists.boost.org/boost/2005/03/date.php

This speaks to what I was raising before. However it is not "in my face"
(I never noticed this view existed on the site before today).

I would like to amend my suggestion to be the following:

1- Formal link to the list on boost.org main page
2- Boost wiki links also a "first class citizen" link on the first page
        I.e. it goes from the BOTTOM of the page to the TOP- and it goes
from being "Unofficial" to being one if not the FIRST thing on the list

My suggestion would be to list the left pane like so:

        Boost Wiki
        Boost Mailing list (takes you to the lists view above)

        And then everything else

        Addtionally- I would add putting a link to the Wiki in the mail
(previously discussed) and at the top of the "archive view" link above.