On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 12:30 AM, Derek Zahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about this: > > Those who *do* think it's worthwhile to move to the forum: Instead of > posting email responses to the mailing list, post them to the forum and then > post a link to the response to the email list, thus encouraging threads to > continue in the more advanced venue. > > I shall do this myself from now on. I have not participated much on this > list lately due to my current work schedule but will make an effort to do > so. If used, I do think the forum could help solve some of these META > issues. >
I prefer mailing list, because it has a convenient mechanism for receiving and managing messages. Messages are grouped by threads through the magic of gmail, I see every update and know which threads are boring and which are not, I have filters set up to mark the potentially more interesting threads. Forums are more difficult, and I don't want another workflow to worry about. Using notifications complicates access, and transparent notifications that post all the content to e-mail make forum equivalent to a mailing list anyway. Mailing list also forces better coherence to the discussion. -- Vladimir Nesov [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://causalityrelay.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
