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Posted by tightbeam
Dec 12, 2018 at 10:11 PM
Yes, exactly. I have no problem with a PM feature *here*, but I wouldn’t want to see an entirely new and separate forum created in order to implement it.
washere wrote:
I think when tightbeam opposes a “separate forum”, it does not mean
>private messaging here, but the chat room/separate forum platform such
>as signal/telegram as suggested here earlier.
>
>Discussions would be bifurcated. Would have to read everything on both
>cyber locations just to make sure. Increasingly we’re all short of time
>these days, I can’t read half the threads here, nvm somewhere else. Also
>splitting up ongoing discussions on topics on two sites/chatrooms would
>not be as fruitful, nor handy in archives.
Posted by Franz Grieser
Dec 12, 2018 at 10:17 PM
tightbeam wrote:
>Yes, exactly. I have no problem with a PM feature *here*, but I wouldn’t
>want to see an entirely new and separate forum created in order to
>implement it.
I didn’t see Donovan’s suggestion as the start of a new forum (maybe because I’ve never used Signal before). I wouldn’t want a side-forum, either. I thought it would be just a way to send a message to one of the members and that we would keep all discussions here - where they belong.
Posted by Donovan
Dec 12, 2018 at 11:22 PM
Franz Grieser wrote:
tightbeam wrote:
>>Yes, exactly. I have no problem with a PM feature *here*, but I
>wouldn’t
>>want to see an entirely new and separate forum created in order to
>>implement it.
>
>I didn’t see Donovan’s suggestion as the start of a new forum (maybe
>because I’ve never used Signal before). I wouldn’t want a side-forum,
>either. I thought it would be just a way to send a message to one of the
>members and that we would keep all discussions here - where they belong.
You are correct. That was the idea.
Posted by tightbeam
Dec 13, 2018 at 04:25 PM
Here’s how it was originally described:
“If there’s any interest, I could set-up a Signal Group ( https://signal.org/ ) ... The group could invite whoever wants to be included.”
I read “group” and took it to mean a new group, separate from this one, and that’s sure what it sounds like. Discussions will occur on that group, presumably through private message, that will not be replicated here. To take part in the group, and to participate in it, I assume (per the Signal website) that users would have to download an app, either for the desktop or mobile phone. Sounds like a solution looking for a problem.
Donovan wrote:
>
>Franz Grieser wrote:
>tightbeam wrote:
>>>Yes, exactly. I have no problem with a PM feature *here*, but I
>>wouldn’t
>>>want to see an entirely new and separate forum created in order to
>>>implement it.
>>
>>I didn’t see Donovan’s suggestion as the start of a new forum (maybe
>>because I’ve never used Signal before). I wouldn’t want a side-forum,
>>either. I thought it would be just a way to send a message to one of
>the
>>members and that we would keep all discussions here - where they
>belong.
>
>You are correct. That was the idea.
Posted by Donovan
Dec 13, 2018 at 10:09 PM
tightbeam wrote:
Here’s how it was originally described:
>
>“If there’s any interest, I could set-up a Signal Group (
>https://signal.org/ ) ... The group could invite whoever wants to be
>included.”
>
>I read “group” and took it to mean a new group, separate from this one,
>and that’s sure what it sounds like. Discussions will occur on that
>group, presumably through private message, that will not be replicated
>here. To take part in the group, and to participate in it, I assume (per
>the Signal website) that users would have to download an app, either for
>the desktop or mobile phone. Sounds like a solution looking for a
>problem.
Please! This is turning into something I never intended. I explained in my post on December 12th at 8:51PM (please read it) that I concur with the objections. You’ve now jumped in here and continue to argue your case against my original idea. I get it - I really do. Can we now move on?