If only people are willing to respect categories. Somehow, AmiQuote questions land here despite the fact that in theory they should be sent to dedicated amiquote list http://www.egroups.com/messages/amiquote "Human factor" is what counts.
Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "pmxgs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:53 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Forum or Mailing List - please vote > I've already voted. > > My preference goes to forum style, due to the simple fact that we > have the ability to organize Posts into categories, which is not > possible here in yahoo. > That for me, is the main disadvantage with yahoo groups. > > > --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Yes, I fully support UKB in current (Wordpress) shape. >> >> The fact that only few post is connected with the fact >> that posting in UKB is seen as more "formal" than unformal e-mail >> communication. On the other hand this more formal appearance >> has positive side - it increases quality of contributions. >> >> I would always prefer few quality UKB articles than lots of > forum/list noise. >> Elitetrader for example is forum-based. The amount of "noise" there >> is enormous. >> >> Best regards, >> Tomasz Janeczko >> amibroker.com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dennis Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 2:48 PM >> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Forum or Mailing List - please vote >> >> >> > Tomasz, >> > >> > I just read your post to the other thread answering my concerns > about >> > your support for the UKB. >> > >> > So please ignore the last sentence in the previous post below. >> > >> > Best regards, >> > Dennis >> > >> > On Aug 29, 2008, at 8:41 AM, Dennis Brown wrote: >> > >> >> Tomasz, >> >> >> >> It is fair enough to say that the UKB will stay as is. I can > accept >> >> that. The problem is that hardly anyone is posting to it. So > (in >> >> factual hindsight) the private conversations about what it had > to have >> >> for presentation came to the wrong tradeoff to make it widely >> >> acceptable to many who were not part of that process. But that > can be >> >> a different poll if you want it. >> >> >> >> Since you say that this poll is just about Yahoo groups EMAIL > vs PHP >> >> WEB only access to the list, the details about a proposed PHP > solution >> >> are very important. How you personally feel about being able to >> >> maintain it is if primary importance. If you would not be > happy with >> >> it, then it is pointless. >> >> >> >> So I am not sure if this poll is about a vote of confidence for >> >> leaving things the way they are, or because you have an > alternative >> >> you would like to try. Your intentions are not clear to me. I > am >> >> very confused since this poll came just after you were > discouraging my >> >> efforts to recruit more participation in the current UKB. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Dennis >> >> >> >> >> >> On Aug 29, 2008, at 7:46 AM, Tomasz Janeczko wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hello, >> >>> >> >>> There is no poll for that and there is no such option. >> >>> UKB won't be moved to forum format. UserKB will stay in current >> >>> format (i.e. Wordpress) >> >>> in place where it is now http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/ >> >>> >> >>> Discussion about that topic has no point because I won't > change my >> >>> mind in that area. >> >>> >> >>> BTW: *** phpBB software does *NOT* have e-mail send/receive of >> >>> posts. *** >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Best regards, >> >>> Tomasz Janeczko >> >>> amibroker.com >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> From: "brian_z111" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> To: <[email protected]> >> >>> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:30 PM >> >>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Forum or Mailing List - please vote >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> I vote to move the UKB to a new forum provided it has email > send and >> >>>> receive. >> >>>> >> >>>> I will reformat my posts and do some new ones. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> brian_z >> >>>> >> >>>> --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Progster, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I disagree, and not because of "unexperience" as you said. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> You did not hear private discussions about UKB therefore you > have >> >>>> no idea >> >>>>> about kind of layout capability expectations people have. > They are >> >>>> way over top >> >>>>> any forum. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Best regards, >> >>>>> Tomasz Janeczko >> >>>>> amibroker.com >> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>>>> From: "progster01" <progster@> >> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >> >>>>> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:01 PM >> >>>>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Forum or Mailing List - please vote >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> Speaking of phpBB3 as "the forum": >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" > <groups@> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> the forum is *very* limited when it comes to formatting the >> >>>> article. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Wow, I have to disagree with that statement! >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Sorry to quibble with you on your own list, TJ, but I think > the >> >>>>>> opinion you've expressed above is misleading to the >> >>>>>> uninformed/unexperienced (in phpBB3), and would be widely >> >>>> rejected by >> >>>>>> those who routinely use properly enabled phpBB3 Forums. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> PhpBB3 Forum, IMO, provides generous and easy-to-use > formatting >> >>>> with >> >>>>>> control of text styles, in-line images, visual compression > of >> >>>> large >> >>>>>> images into the page area, and far too many more specifics > to list >> >>>>>> individually. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> PhpBB3 is not a pixel-by-pixel publishing layout program (is >> >>>>>> WordPress?), but that is irrelevant (IMO). >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> What is relevant is that with only a very tiny learning > curve >> >>>> phpBB3 >> >>>>>> will allow anyone willing to make the slightest effort to > produce >> >>>> very >> >>>>>> nice messages, with text styling, with blocks and indents, > with >> >>>>>> images, with attached files, with segregated, > selectable "code" >> >>>> blocks. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> If phpBB3 were to become the AB community forum platform, > members >> >>>>>> would be unfettered from the very serious > expressive/presentation >> >>>>>> limitations of the Yahoo email list format. The trade-off > is >> >>>> that the >> >>>>>> whole ball of wax doesn't appear in your email inbox >> >>>> automatically (if >> >>>>>> that's what you are used to). >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> If this change is adopted, I predict UKB in WordPress will > become >> >>>> a >> >>>>>> lame duck. Virtually no one will use it, because phpBB3, > properly >> >>>>>> configured, is _so much easier to use_, and perfectly > adequate >> >>>> for all >> >>>>>> but the most demanding "magazine-like" presentations. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> ------------------------------------ >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Please note that this group is for discussion between users > only. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail > directly to >> >>>>>> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check > DEVLOG: >> >>>>>> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> For other support material please check also: >> >>>>>> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html >> >>>>>> Yahoo! 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