1 - We already have the mailing list, and it works well.
This subject is currently under debate.
2 - Many of our members wouldn't switch to a forum system instead of
the mailing list, and
You may be excluding others with the current setup.
3 - Doing both means the discussion is separated into
Seems like we should be able to find a forum/bb system that allows for
RSS of forums. You can then subscribe to whatever you want to keep
track of, thus eliminating the need for website checks (that's what RSS
was made for).
Ohhh!!! This just keeps getting better, If we could find one
Seems like we should be able to find a forum/bb system that allows for
RSS of forums. You can then subscribe to whatever you want to keep track
of, thus eliminating the need for website checks (that's what RSS was
made for).
So, basically, we have a forum with an RSS feed that pushes all the
Don't get me wrong, I feel that a forum could have its place, but it
just seems like a forum+RSS solution would actually be *worse* than the
supposed problem it is trying to fix.
(Disclaimer: I haven't decided if I think a forum would work yet or not)
Hang on just a second though. Imagine
On Apr 5, 2005, at 10:33 AM, Hyrum K. Wright wrote:
snippy
So, basically, we have a forum with an RSS feed that pushes all the
content down to a client. Sounds just about like a mailing list to
me, except the choice of clients is much more limited, and it is more
difficult to filter stuff out
On Tue, 2005-04-05 at 10:39 -0600, John David Anderson wrote:
I just wonder if some of the traffic on the mailing list is more
chat-flavored, and thus more aptly placed inside of a forum (much like
the Coup d'tat post below - no offense Gabe)
I would reply in my defense but it might be to
On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 10:39:31AM -0600, John David Anderson wrote:
I think its really important when critiquing an idea, that you offer a
better solution. :o)
So suggest another idea! (if you feel that traffic on this list is a
little heavy, that is)
Forums stink. I propose a mailing
On Apr 5, 2005 2:08 PM, Andrew McNabb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 10:39:31AM -0600, John David Anderson wrote:
I think its really important when critiquing an idea, that you offer a
better solution. :o)
So suggest another idea! (if you feel that traffic on this list
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Adam Findley wrote:
I think this convience issue is just plain silly. One you open up a
web browser, another you open up a email client. With an email client
you have to wait for an email client to download. With a browser you
don't. You can read the forum *anywhere*,
If someone wants to create an independent forum, they can go ahead and
try it, but as others have pointed out, I think it would fail miserably.
I'll second this idea... those of you who desperately want a forum,
feel free to try it... Remember: you can try things on your own... We
will have
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