If Efran cannot for some reasons move the list to his servers, then I still believe Google Groups would be the best option. Web interface is what you would expect from Google and as far as spam is concerned, it can easily be dealt with given the many options to control list membership. Same goes for signal to noise ratio, it can go as far as an invite only list so only "experts" are participating. The group is still there ( http://groups.google.com/group/advanced-dotnet) and I am waiting to see what happens before deciding what to do with it.
As for StackOverflow, it is indeed a nice website, but I fear my inbox will be flooded with messages I am not interested in and I will end unsubscribing. Putting an advanced-dotnet tag is not going to cut it either I believe. Just my opinion... Sébastien On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Simon Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:04:37 -0400, Peter Ritchie > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I think the reason people use this list is because it isn't based on a web > >(HTML) interface. > > Actually it is :p It's equally usable via web or email. Personally I > prefer to use it via the web interface, although it's a pretty dated > interface now - far less user friendly than it could be. > > >There's already numereous web-based sites that cover > >the topics discussed on this list. If a web-based site were acceptable to > >the subscribers of this list, they'd already be using one of the existing > >sites. > > Personally I like the near-complete absence of spam here and the advanced > nature of the discussion. And most importantly, I know of this list's > existence and don't have unlimited time to search out what other .NET > forums there might be and to assess how good they are. (Set against that, > I *really* wish this list had a more up-to-date web interface) > > >If you move this list to another forum that does have a contemporary web- > >based interfaace, you're going to get a high noise to signal ratio. > > I'm sure it's possible to avoid that, though perhaps only at a cost of > someone's moderation time and avoiding the most popular sites. > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(R) http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
