Re: Policy for posts from non-members

[Wol]

On 21/02/2023 23:20, Andrew Bernard wrote:
> [Of course the moment I post people will provide proof of lists that do 
> not need joining, but seriously, most lists do. Also, services such as 
> Reddit require registration. It's a very basic concept.]

:-) I believe pretty much all kernel.org lists don't require joining.

And joining is actually pretty serious friction for some people - the 
more lists I join, the more likely I am to abandon attempts to help if 
I'm required to register.

That said, I'm very sympathetic to wanting people to join.

Certainly an automated response saying "you'll get a quicker response if 
you subscribe", but I'm not sure whether forcing people to subscribe is 
a good idea.

(Like I've seen plenty of lists ruined by aggressively trying to prevent 
off-topic posts - all too often the unintended consequence is the loss 
of on-topic posts too ...)

Cheers,
Wol