I dug up this old post because things have changed a bit since then imho.
In addition to the list above, we also have
- full recompile of maps required
- savegame compatibility broken
- new codeblocks.zip required
- scheduled downtime for ninex/SF/whatnot
- and maybe trac milestone achieved.
All these news have their places; but they are scattered all over the forums and more. Imho it would be a good idea to concentrate those news in a single place, so users would know where to look to catch ALL the news.
It doesn't go too well with the idea of a free OS project, ...
Of course I'm not talking about announcements in the meaning of 'promises'. Just news like I descibed.
If you dislike 'announcements', I can also offer 'important news' or 'breaking news'. The title should however make it clear that this forum is a 'must read'.
..., and we already have a homepage for public news.
I don't know the exact mechanism to get some news to the page, but I'd guess it's not as flexible and fast as a forum.
My admin rights allow me to create such a forum (and oc I volunteer to do it), I just didn't want to do it without your ok. And maybe hear some more opinions/suggestions.