[Haskell] The Point of this List

[Jeremy Gibbons]

The purpose of this list is specified on its webpage:

> The Haskell mailing list is for announcements and short discussions on any topic related to the Haskell language. 
> 
> Discussions should be moved to the Haskell Cafe mailing list after a few exchanges, so that the volume on this list can be kept low.

We don’t (please!) need another list for announcements. 

Perhaps there is scope for a discussion about how “related” a conference announcement should be for it to be announced here. And perhaps there is scope for a discussion about the name: maybe this list should be renamed haskell-announce, for expectation management? But if so, those discussions should presumably happen on haskell-cafe, not here.

Jeremy

> On 4 May 2023, at 10:33, James Flanagan <j.fla at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you for this tip. Wasn't aware of Haskell-Cafe.
> 
> Maybe this is the right place for conference announcements then, if it's just for announcements in general. But the quantity is quite high and other stuff is likely to get drowned out. It may be best split into a separate list so that it only goes to those who are interested. (Not all of us are in academia.)
> 
> James
> 
> From: Haskell <haskell-bounces at haskell.org <mailto:haskell-bounces at haskell.org>> on behalf of Ivan Perez <ivanperezdominguez at gmail.com <mailto:ivanperezdominguez at gmail.com>>
> Sent: 01 May 2023 22:45
> To: Dominic Steinitz <dominic at steinitz.org <mailto:dominic at steinitz.org>>
> Cc: haskell at haskell.org <mailto:haskell at haskell.org> <haskell at haskell.org <mailto:haskell at haskell.org>>
> Subject: Re: [Haskell] The Point of this List
>  
> Most people are just subscribed to haskell-cafe instead. If you are not there, maybe that's the one you want to be subscribed to.
> 
> In the past I have reported such conference announcements so that the specific individuals be removed from the list.
> 
> Ivan
> 
> On Mon, 1 May 2023 at 02:34, Dominic Steinitz <dominic at steinitz.org <mailto:dominic at steinitz.org>> wrote:
> I have been subscribed to this list for over 20 years but these days all I ever see are announcements of conferences which have at best a tangential relationship with Haskell. Maybe it is time to call it a day?
> 
> Dominic Steinitz
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