[Tagging] Time to split the list?

[Dian Ågesson]

Hello,

In the last few months I have found it very difficult to keep track of 
the conversations on this list. I have seen suggestions or questions 
crowded out by ongoing, broad discussions. I've seen a lot of words 
about theories and philosophies that don't really relate to a specific 
tag.

The conversation about consensus is a good example; it's a valid 
discussion but the audience that would be interested in it is not 
necessarily the same as those who are looking for tagging advice.

Until a better communication platform is introduced, I would like to 
suggest splitting this mailing list into different audiences to 
facilitate different types of discussion:

- tagging_help: a place to ask and answer "how do I tag…" questions.

- tagging_proposals: pure news feed for proposal announcements. RFC 
open, vote notifications etc.

- tagging_strategy: a place to discuss the BIG, thorny issues about 
tagging. Essays and debates welcome.

- tagging: this list. Could either be for discussions that don't fit 
anywhere, such as looking for collaborators on wiki articles or sounding 
out new tag ideas, or could be a summary type list that gives the 
headlines from the child lists.

Splitting the audience by purpose would allow more nuanced conversations 
to take place in parallel to "routine" tagging enquiries. With less 
overwhelming lists, more editors would be inclined to sign up (or at 
least not unsubscribe).

I'm happy to be told this is a bad idea, but I think it may help people 
communicate better. Rather than competing for airtime in a noisy room, 
people can have time to breathe.

Dian
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