• Brian Tiffin (8/8) Aug 01 2021 Question, or suggestion. In the Community forums, there is
• rikki cattermole (11/16) Aug 01 2021 Announce is only for announcements.
• Brian Tiffin (9/26) Aug 01 2021 Thanks, rikki.

Brian Tiffin <btiffin gnu.org> writes:

Question, or suggestion.  In the Community forums, there is 
General and Announce.

Where is the preferred place to *shoot the breeze*?  D adjacent, 
but off-topic and mostly social (with the *desirable* assumption 
that the audience is all D programmers and openly nerd minded).

Within the forums that is, for the threads and being searchable 
in the near and far future.

Have good, make well.

rikki cattermole <rikki cattermole.co.nz> writes:

On 02/08/2021 9:19 AM, Brian Tiffin wrote:
 Question, or suggestion.  In the Community forums, there is General and 
 Announce.

Announce is only for announcements.

General is used sometimes for OT stuff, like I've congratulated Andrei 
on the birth of one of his kids (I asked prior). Or some stuff about 
COVID preparation.

 Where is the preferred place to *shoot the breeze*?  D adjacent, but 
 off-topic and mostly social (with the *desirable* assumption that the 
 audience is all D programmers and openly nerd minded).

Generally speaking, not here.

You might want to try Discord instead, long term searchable and we do 
have an off topic channel that has been used for discussions about 
things like electrical engineering. Although we do try to discourage 
stuff like political discussion in there due to the potential conflict 
it can create.

Brian Tiffin <btiffin gnu.org> writes:

On Sunday, 1 August 2021 at 21:35:05 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote:
 On 02/08/2021 9:19 AM, Brian Tiffin wrote:
 Question, or suggestion.  In the Community forums, there is 
 General and Announce.

 Announce is only for announcements.

 General is used sometimes for OT stuff, like I've congratulated 
 Andrei on the birth of one of his kids (I asked prior). Or some 
 stuff about COVID preparation.

 Where is the preferred place to *shoot the breeze*?  D 
 adjacent, but off-topic and mostly social (with the 
 *desirable* assumption that the audience is all D programmers 
 and openly nerd minded).

 Generally speaking, not here.

 You might want to try Discord instead, long term searchable and 
 we do have an off topic channel that has been used for 
 discussions about things like electrical engineering. Although 
 we do try to discourage stuff like political discussion in 
 there due to the potential conflict it can create.

Thanks, rikki.

Yeah, I guess it's Discord then.  I joined a group there a while 
back (Hercules mainframe emulation of old MVS and VM/370) and 
have figured out most of the settings to turn off the incessant 
flashing, beeping, and utter distractions to peripheral vision 
and perceptions; so, ok (typed in a remorseful sad face defeated 
mode).  ;-)

Have good.