Micheal Espinola Jr wrote: > Daniel L. Miller wrote: > >> For me, I FAR prefer mailing lists to forums - it's a lot easier to >> check, and automatic filters and filers make processing much easier. >> For my vote, please don't abandon the mailing lists as the primary >> medium. If someone else wants to administer a forum (I don't!) - by all >> means let them do it. I don't want any of your valuable donated time to >> be taken away from development. >> > > As the primary medium for what - and thats the point of the forums. No > one is trying to or suggesting taking anything away. > For me, the answer would be support of the ongoing development efforts. I also prefer e-mail for user support. I think it's a good idea to split development conversations from end-user support - so people who aren't interested in the one don't need to deal with them. I also agree there shouldn't be too many lists - makes things difficult for everyone concerned.
I don't know what forum software options are available, since I have no interest in setting on up, but I know there are some that have integrated e-mail notification where you can mark threads of interest or choose to have all forum messages forwarded via e-mail. As a user asking for help, or as someone who might be involved in answer those questions, I prefer receiving those messages via e-mail so I can process them along with all the rest of the messages of my day - instead of needing to visit one or more web pages to search for new postings. Obviously, based on the requests for forums, someone has a different opinion. For someone who just wants to ask a one-time question, like "why doesn't this feature work for me", forums have a place. But for long-term involvement, I far prefer mail. -- Daniel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user
