But the difference between LinkedIn and a Mailing list is as distinct as day is from night.
Unless I am missing something fundamental.

On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 at 09:16, Moses Njuguna via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
I guess people moved to linkedin..More exposure there interms of professional work which is the core constituent of skunkworks members

On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, Oliver Ndegwa via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
this is true. we need to find a sponsor or we get members to
contribute for us to have at least one meetup this year.

The last time we met was 2 years ago

On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 4:51 PM Denis G. Wahome via skunkworks
<skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
>
> For the people who attended TechWeek, I believe some of the answers to driving traffic to the list can be borrowed from the survey carried out after.
>
> Having meet-ups and discussing topics will assist to have followup discussions on the ML.
>
> My 2cents.
>
> Denis
>
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 3:26 PM Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
>>
>> Is the ML dead???
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 14:56, Marcus Cicero via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>> So. Did this conversation die a natural death like the mailing list itself?
>>>
>>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>>> On Wednesday, 26 December 2018 19:18, Peter Osotsi <peter.osotsi@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > As noted, they will be driving traffic to this mailing list. As you
>>> > note, people are transitioning to other platforms but mail will not
>>> > get a replacement soon. And how comes most of us are not aware of the
>>> > other platforms? I'm sure we're less than 250 core users, and Telegram
>>> > will accommodate the rest of the listers. My two cents
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 9:11 AM Marcus Cicero via skunkworks
>>> > skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > IMHO, this mailing list should go back to what made it successful in the first place. Traffic to the main list has dwindled and the sister list on security is effectively dead.
>>> > > Another thing, Whatsapp and other social media platforms might be the popular way to communicate however they do not offer the flexibility of an old school mailing list.
>>> > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>>> > > On Tuesday, 25 December 2018 23:09, Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
>>> > > The admins must be reading this, and should share it.
>>> > > On Tue, Dec 25, 2018, 23:03 Mouz MG <mouzmuyer@gmail.com wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > > Please share details for the Whatsapp group. I would like to join.
>>> > > > On Tue, 25 Dec 2018, 22:48 Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > > It's almost dead. Just join the WhatsApp one.
>>> > > > > On Tue, Dec 25, 2018, 21:56 Alex Watila <awatila@gmail.com wrote:
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > > please share the telegram link
>>> > > > > > sent from android tablet
>>> > > > > > On Tue, Dec 25, 2018, 20:52 Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > > Skunkworks already have WhatsApp, Telegram groups.
>>> > > > > > > I am not sure they want to run Instagram. I rarely use Instagram myself.
>>> > > > > > > We could also have Skunkworks in all those other platforms, but I doubt they'll be active more than WhatsApp.
>>> > > > > > > Let's see what others say :)
>>> > > > > > > On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 at 19:47, Peter Osotsi via skunkworks skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
>>> > > > > > >
>>> > > > > > > > We give these email addresses to all founding members of SkunkWorks,
>>> > > > > > > > and probably explore new media where new members hung out. As you can
>>> > > > > > > > see even Robert Alai, the father of groups, moved on from Google
>>> > > > > > > > Groups to other things. To get new members who will sign up as leaders
>>> > > > > > > > as you presume we have to move the core platform to their comfort
>>> > > > > > > > zones. We have to probably add WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram,
>>> > > > > > > > Facebook, Twitter and lastly YouTube, these are the most popular at
>>> > > > > > > > the moment. So obviously we'll need more admins.
>>> > > > > > > > My thoughts
>>> > > > > > > > Peter
>>> > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 25, 2018 at 6:38 AM Barrack Otieno via skunkworks
>>> > > > > > > > skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
>>> > > > > > > >
>>> > > > > > > > > Its long since we had a get together @Wash. Weighty matters such as these are best discussed under a tree.
>>> > > > > > > > > Regards
>>> > > > > > > > > On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 01:20 Brian Ngure via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
>>> > > > > > > > >
>>> > > > > > > > > > Thanks Wash. I love the initiative. Looking forward to see who steps up.
>>> > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 25, 2018 at 1:06 AM Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
>>> > > > > > > > > >
>>> > > > > > > > > > > Oye!
>>> > > > > > > > > > > The skunkworks domain name has been in existence since 28th March 2006. That's 12 years of community collaboration..
>>> > > > > > > > > > > We also need to ensure continuity of the same by letting younger skunks (SkunksNg) to assume control over the server and domain and mentor other Kenyan techies to continue with this spirit that has been kept alive for years by 1st generation ICT techies (tech enthusiasts).
>>> > > > > > > > > > > I'm proposing that we mark this milestone by giving 20 email addresses @my.co.ke to the most active skunks.
>>> > > > > > > > > > > We'll need a few to be nominated to be server admins as well.
>>> > > > > > > > > > > I have recently updated/migrated the server from Debian Wheezy to Ubuntu Bionic Beaver.
>>> > > > > > > > > > > Nominations are welcome.
>>> > > > > > > > > > > Ideas to move forward with the community into the future are also welcome.
>>> > >
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