Is the Mailing List still necessary?

[Catman Jim]

For those people still subscribed to the Wizards Ravenloft Mailing List, you probably received the same message I did yesterday. (below) Personally, I think it has outlived it's usefulness. Nothing really of usefullness or interest has come from it in several years, and I much prefer viewing posting boards like this & previously the Kargatane's, I would not want to essentially receive every post as an email. What are all of your opinions? Should we let the list die, or does anyone feel there would be usefullness in stepping up to ownership & maintaining it?

>From: Net Sec <netsec@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM>
>Reply-To: Ravenloft Setting Discussion <RAVENLOFT-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM>
>To: RAVENLOFT-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM
>Subject: [RAVENLOFT] List owner here?
>Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 15:03:01 -0800
>
>Hello List Subscribers,
>
>I am emailing lists directly that have an “owner” listed but were non
>responsive to inquiries if they were still active on the list. (List
>owners are people who agreed—some ling ago—to keep an administrative eye
>on things on this list.)
>
>I would like to a) confirm via the list that no owner is actually in force
>here b) if not, solicit interest for a new owner to be assigned to this
>list.
>
>Please drop me a line at boards@wizards.com if you are either the owner
>and just missed the email I sent you direct or if you would have interest
>in being the owner.
>
>Thanks much,
>Melanie Creel
>Wizards Community Manager
>
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[Kel-nage]

It would appear the actual owner stepped forward to reclaim it today. Apparently, he'd forgotten about it.

However, he's now asking to be updated on the canon history of Ravenloft from the creation of Necropolis onwards. I'm not *that* well versed in Ravenloft history yet, anyone else feel like letting him know?

And personally, I like hearing from the list, even if it's just to follow the MotRD game that is having it's digests sent every two weeks. I admit, I don't use it for any source of information on Ravenloft, but that's primarily because no-one else posts!

[Samael Hands of Stone]

I just got an email from a good friend of mine saying that he has picked up ownership of the mailing list. I'll let him know about this thread in case he might want to posts something here in respect to this topic.

[Boccaccio Barbarossa]

ditto. Let's hope he/we can make something of it... why not? perhaps some people are still sybscribed who have forgotten about it (basically) and we can gently nudge them in a more interesting direction: here.

[Joël of the FoS]

The more forum and places for ideas we have for Ravenloft, the better

I'm sad too that the mailing list is dead. I often use its archives.

Joël

[Mortavius]

Ummmm...hello?

I was and still am, the Ravenloft Mailing List Moderator. I emailed Melanie to tell her that I still watch the List, although there has been no activity for a long time now. And I certainly did not "forget" about this List. I believe my email changed, and I forgot to give it to Melanie, but I've been on the List always.

Where is this "friend" getting his info?

[Ail]

Ummmm...hello?

I was and still am, the Ravenloft Mailing List Moderator. I emailed Melanie to tell her that I still watch the List, although there has been no activity for a long time now. And I certainly did not "forget" about this List. I believe my email changed, and I forgot to give it to Melanie, but I've been on the List always.

Where is this "friend" getting his info?

Seems to me people have not waited for the answer from above Everyone can subscribe to take ownership, including the real owner, but the real decision will have to broadcast (or communicated) later....
Looks like a computer science problem, really

Ail

[Kel-nage]

And I certainly did not "forget" about this List.

Sorry Mortavius. That was just the impression you gave me from your e-mail to the list.

[Mortavius]

I never emailed the List... I emailed Melanie directly and privately. I think you're thinking of another person who emailed the List.

Mark.

[Catman Jim]

This is the message that Kel-nage is referring to. I don't interpret it as Khelben was claiming ownership though.


>From: Joseph Zobac <khelbenvasq@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: Ravenloft Setting Discussion <RAVENLOFT-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM>
>To: RAVENLOFT-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM
>Subject: Re: [RAVENLOFT] List owner here?
>Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 02:58:21 -0800
>
>I so fogot about the ravenloft list... yeesh when was the last time I
>posted what back when PIAC was affixed to the covers of ravenloft
>games... or was it the Necropolis...
>
>dang I am so out of date.
>
>can some one please do an overview summary of cannon ravenloft from the
>necropolis on. And please no (it died) jokes becuase as we all know
>Ravenloft has always been half dead to begin with.
>
>Khelben H. Vasq
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[Kel-nage]

Yeah, sorry Mortavius, I did get confused.