Re: [UG-ADMINS] Mailing lists

Hey Cal! On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 8:18 AM, Cal Evans <cal@calevans.com> wrote: > Is your list discussion list (meetup.com) or a broadcast list > (mailchimp)? > Technically, our lists are (moderated) discussion, but operationally, they're broadcast, as we get virtually no active discussion. (We've tried to jump-start it and we're due to try again.) We use Meetup's list almost exclusively for meeting or group-specific notices (or major local things like tek being in Atlanta), and a Google group for discussion, job postings, etc. Google Groups aren't much better than Meetup, but at one point long ago, moderation was not a feature of Meetup. If your list is a discussion list, how many emails per week? (aprox) > We average 4-6 posts a month. > Aprox how many do you have on your list? > 1849 on Meetup and 979 on Google, but those are fairly useless counts, as many join to post a job once, then disappear. > Last one. What is the one thing you've done in the past year that has had > the biggest impact on yuor list? (an email that you sent out that generated > discussion, a rule you put in place, whatever) > Nothing really that's impacted the list in the last year, though we've had strict job posting rules for years (http://atlantaphp.org/jobs/), that really cut down on the junk posts. List moderation is key too, as we still get people submitting .NET jobs that are nowhere near our group. I try to keep up as best as I can with things that would benefit or be of interest to our members, like conference and CfP announcements, and deals and discounts on books, software, and so on. I try to tweet the same things if possible, as well. > Thanks! And once again, than you to each and every one of you for all that > you do for the PHP community. > Thank *you* as well! Our community wouldn't be the same without you! :-) Chris