So far I've been in favor of mailing lists, because of their: - push rather than pull mechanism (all news in one reader) - filtering and/or threading (client-side)
Arguably, threading (by subject lines), provided to me by gmail, is short-spanned, and forums share with wikis some of the top-down "self-organization" of knowledge which mailing lists completely lack. On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Ben Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The function you're describing as being carried out by an FAQ, would be > served by a forum similar to the ImmInst fora, actually. > > ben > > On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Joseph Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> "I have seen very good and productive threads on this list, but they tend >> to be the exception. Hence I mostly just delete the items from the list, and >> follow the occasional thread that looks interesting or involves people who >> have posted more reasonable items in the past" >> >> Yeah, that is typically what I do as well. Only a small number of threads >> ever make it past the 2-3 day lifespan in my inbox. >> >> I like the idea of the centralized FAQ (which I remember seeing the >> beginning of a while back). Not because I would point people to it, but >> rather I would find it useful to see others (or myself) pointed to it as I >> am still playing a long game of catch up. >> >> I think the FAQ should also include areas for people like Tintner to >> explain their theories in FULL detail to prevent any more confusion, >> arguments, or alienation. (Lets just put that to rest guys...) ------------------------------------------- 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=108809214-a0d121 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
