I also use Gmail for my ARSlist subscription. It is employer independent, works well on the web, on my phone and there are the things Patrick mentioned.
ARSlist is having such a good run as is. Is it reasonable to think it will not ever change? Bandwidth is not the issue it once was. Storage is no longer an issue for most people. Images are also part of every day life on the Internet now. Technology and behaviors have changed since the ARSlist started. I appreciate the ability to include screen prints now (enabled almost exactly a year ago). Sometimes an image is needed to help text make sense. I might be the biggest image attacher to-date? I try to keep the images relevant and related to Remedy (ok maybe Pixelville and the pager picture were a bit of a stretch). Don't get me wrong. I hope the first person to post a picture of their lunch to the ARSlist is promptly banned. Initially Jose's signature slightly bothered me but it is the world we live in today. By far his contributions to the community outweigh a little extra text/images at the bottom of each email. Besides now I am over it :) Email ~ I agree email is still the most efficient method for this group of people to interact. The reason I have not become a more frequent player in BMC Communities is because I have not been able to find a way to keep up as easily as the ARSlist. The BMC Communities has a large volume of posts and comments of varying skill levels. It seems the volume and skill level here is just right for email. People ~ Not to knock people new to Remedy but there are also less newbie questions here. By no means am I saying newbie questions are not welcome here, we all started somewhere. What I am saying is in general most topics on this list are something I am interested in as a person who has given a chunk of my life/brain to ARS for over 10 years. Personally I view most of the content on the ARSlist as higher-end content. I doubt I would keep up with the List as much as I do if the topics were not as advanced/unique/challenging as they are. Jason P.S. Regarding "employer independent" ~ I am not hiding behind Gmail. If you want to know who I work for just ask. I moved away from my corporate email the first time I changed employers and re-registered to the List. I view my involvement in this Remedy community as more personal than related to my employer so I use my personal email address. It helps keep my work email related directly to work and recruiters don't contact me on my employer's email system when they browse the List for addresses :) On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:02 AM, patrick zandi <[email protected]> wrote: > ** I use gmail account for this.. Searchable.. pictures.. yeah,, but I > have 10GIG of free space-- who cares. > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:00 PM, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Opinion: Screen shots can be very valuable. I can always >> delete them from emails if I want to save them so I think >> that they help to clarify a point - as long as they don't >> get used to excess... >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Sanford, Claire >> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 11:56 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: OT: ARSLIST Signal-to-noise ratio - Ranting! >> >> Jose said: >> “And finally, I don't see the relationship between forums and blogs & >> twitter.” >> >> <Begin|Rant> >> >> Claire says "I don’t see the relationship between the ARSList and Forums, >> blogs and Twitter. " >> >> But you do feel the need to include the entire thread you replied to >> including your graphics - sometimes several times! >> >> I’ve been out of the office. Enjoying my first block of days off since >> getting things ready for the go-live of ITSM 7.6.04, so I have been quiet >> on these things for a while. >> >> I used to send out the FAQ, then Dan started sending out something to >> people as they joined the list, so I stopped. >> >> The thing that bothers me most is screen shots and all the little icons >> that people include in the email. The worst are the animated .sig files! >> Outlook provides you the opportunity to decide what type of text you want >> to use when sending an email. I prefer to use plain text when sending an >> email to the list unless I need to highlight something specific. A plain >> text email or one without a lot of attachments is about 8 to 15 kb. All >> those silly icons and screen shots add up. I have had to delete threads >> because they have grown to larger proportions than I can save on the drive >> I save these things to. >> >> I don’t need to or want to contact most of the people on this >> professional list via facebook or twitter. Neither of them are professional >> forums. I do communicate with a few people, strictly socially via G+. For >> the most part if I have not met someone in person or have not communicated >> with them extensively over the years, I don't do the LinkedIn thing with >> them. Blogs in some cases are like vanity license plates. >> >> This is a professional list, why not stick to professional forums. If >> you want someone to connect with you via “Social Media”, send them a >> private email. I’ve been on this list since 1998 and this comes up at >> least a couple of times a year! >> >> Social Media is not necessarily a good thing! >> >> <End|Rant> >> >> ------------------ >> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jose Huerta >> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 10:32 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: OT: ARSLIST Signal-to-noise ratio >> >> ** Just to clarify it, because seems that I didn't transmit the correct >> message. >> 1.- ARSlist is the best Remedy resource at this time. >> 2.- the difference between ARSlist and Developer network is not about >> technologies, but people. >> 3.- when I said about a change In the communication system, it doesn't >> mean that I don't accept the current system. >> >> And finally, I don't see the relationship between forums and blogs & >> twitter. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 >> www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are" >> Portions of this message may be confidential under an exemption to Ohio's >> public records law or under a legal privilege. 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