And there is soaring at yahoogroups.com which has been carrying this
lists traffic for sometime. Since there are already 1383 members to
that list and it already carried this lists traffic, it would seem a
more natural migration. It offers both email push for those of us that
like that as well as a web interface. It would be my choice over
RCgroups, MAN and google groups (which seems to require a gmail
address).
On 26-Aug-08, at 9:45 AM, Ben Wilson wrote:
Bon voyage, RCSE! I'm surprised that a Windows NT box made it this
far, to tell you the truth.
I'm surprised I haven't heard more griping, but it's like most of us
on the RCSE knew that it was going to come down at some point. It
had a good run and definitely kept me close to the hobby when my
focus shifted elsewhere during the off season.
But now we've got some new-fangled options out there. RCGroups,
this ModelAircraftNews site, and the Google Group created by Dennis
Hoyle.
I understand al ot of the complaints about RCGroups. I myself don't
check in on it as much as I should - and for good reason. It's a
discussion based site, and cannot be used like the RCSE. People
check RCGroups at their leisure while the RCSE gets sent directly to
you. It's pull versus push, and the PUSH of the RCSE keeps people
reading it. RCGroups excels when it comes to focused discussions on
topics, and not news and notifications.
But now, the MAN and Google Groups systems give us the option to
continue that conversation, but with a few new gee-gaws and gadgets,
like uploading media files and creating pages. Excellent
opportunities that I think might get used quite a bit.
But which to use? No disrespect to ModelAirplaneNews, but my choice
is definitely Google Groups, and here's why:
1. It's more accessible
- Easier to use
- Easier to post to (via email or web)
- Easier to read - I can either get it via email, the web or plug
it into a news reader like the Google Reader that I already use.
- Maintains that simple "push" style that drops the emails in my
mailbox, and I don't have to check it constantly.
2. It's Google
- It's not going away any time soon
- It will be constantly upgraded
Obviously, I'll follow whereever most people go, but I'd prefer
Google :)
Dennis wrote:
I took it upon myself to create this Google Group to replace the
soon to disappear RCSE. Please let me know if you have and further
suggestions. I'm sure there will be bugs to workout.
The groups homepage is:
http://groups.google.com/group/rcse
The email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Please tell your friends and get the word out.
Dennis Hoyle
WMSS
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