Steve, it's true, many issues do go unanswered.  I know most of mine have
too.  But what does that have to do with whether there is a forum?

Adding one will already split the limited attention of those who can help in
even more directions.

Sincerely,

BW

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Stephen Hopkins <[email protected]>wrote:

> The sad thing about these mailing lists is that many questions go
> unanswered, get lost and forgotten (at least my posts do). I don't
> post for help here that often, but whenever I do it seems to be
> because of some bug I'm encountering and no one is of any help. I hate
> having to bump these problems after they get buried 2 pages deep and I
> just give up on it/do some ghetto work around. I've put bug reports in
> the issues section but to me it seems like the only accepted bugs are
> ones that the developers post. I know there is some unnecessary stuff
> in the bug reports, but really I think a lot of them are legitimate.
>
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/away3d-dev/browse_thread/thread/a44b6ad3334aba2f/1beda11f665ebbaf?lnk=gst&q=explode#1beda11f665ebbaf
>
> a few months after that post, this bug (vertices not having a geometry
> reference) was eventually fixed indirectly, presumably for another
> problem but not because of the problem it created for Explode. I
> didn't post an issue for it because to me, it just seemed like no one
> cared. None of my other issues had answers and I was getting pretty
> mad just being ignored, not knowing if anyone actually read my post,
> and seeing people reply to other postings.
>
> Possibly my saddest post:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/away3d-dev/browse_thread/thread/f2159c64049d76da/5a71731be6373cc2?lnk=gst&q=sprite3d+clipping#5a71731be6373cc2
>
> Heres another guy running into the same problem a year later.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/away3d-dev/browse_thread/thread/25573057659ee8b2
>
> also
> http://code.google.com/p/away3d/issues/detail?id=128&can=1&start=100
>
> On Mar 26, 5:04 pm, Peter Kapelyan <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Some people have a burning hate for forums :)
> >
> > Maybe we should have a poll? Enough people want it and we can put one on
> > away3d?
> >
> > However with a forum + mailing list, that's two places to check, which
> seems
> > a more primitive solution than just having one place.
> >
> > -Pete
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Fabrice3D <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Just want to add another detail if you are mac based:
> > > I don't like the online googlemail interface and preffer have all in
> Mail.
> > > I use the online gmail one only to change settings or add filters.
> > > Mail supports gmail pretty well and even sync it all to your phone.
> > > Make a map "on my mac" go to the account and make a rule --> all
> messages
> > > go to this map
> > > it extremely easy to search and keep all together.
> > > To me, its way more flexible than a forum, as online forums are just
> > > another open window and you have to refresh the pages to read the
> > > threads/answers.
> > > html browsing is just not my thing :)
> >
> > > That having said, nothing stops you to start one! I recall that for
> PV3D
> > > and Sandy a few were online and pretty popular...
> > > But be aware that a good forum requires maintenance, moderation and
> will
> > > eat quite a few hours of your free time per week.
> >
> > > Fabrice
> >
> > > On Mar 26, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Bob Warfield wrote:
> >
> > > Darcey, they don't even have to do that.  Just go to the Google Group
> and
> > > edit your membership to say you'll read it on the web.  Then read it on
> the
> > > web just like a forum.
> >
> > > Best,
> >
> > > BW
> >
> > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Darcey Lloyd <[email protected]
> >wrote:
> >
> > >> 1. Are you aware that google mail and other mail like hotmail and
> yahoo
> > >> offer filters?
> >
> > >> 2. Are you aware that you can send emails directly to these folder so
> they
> > >> never appear in your inbox?
> >
> > >> 3. Are you aware that these email folders will have a number next to
> them
> > >> stating how many you have unread?
> >
> > >> The combination of Archiving all these emails into a folder and then
> being
> > >> able to search through them all via keywords, attachments, date, from,
> to,
> > >> starred, unstarred etc etc etc makes for a resource much like a forum
> (in my
> > >> opinion - butter than phpbb3 etc), just you can access it anywhere you
> can
> > >> get your email. It would be the same as searching the google group for
> > >> Away3D just from your inbox. Which at the end of the day is list of
> posts
> > >> which you can search, same functionality as a forum.
> >
> > >> Personally I love it this way, I have over 4000 emails in the folder,
> a
> > >> resource I love, my first place of searching if I ever have a question
> or an
> > >> issue, the next is google directly and then I post on the google
> group.
> >
> > >>  GMail guide:
> > >> 1. Create a Label eg. Away3D (Choose a colour for it, so it shows up
> in
> > >> your inbox neatly)
> > >> 2. At the top next o the button search the web, there is a text link
> > >> labeled "create a filter"
> > >> 3. In the from field enter "[email protected]" and click
> next
> > >> step button
> > >> 4. Tick the box apply the label and choose the "Away3D" label you just
> > >> created
> > >> 5. Now if you want to auto skip the inbox and go to your Away3D mail
> > >> folder tick the box "Skup the inbox"
> > >> 6. Tick the box right hand side of the create filter button labeled
> "Also
> > >> apply filter to x conversations below", this will label all the emails
> you
> > >> have had from the group previously and perform the actions on all them
> too.
> > >> 7. Click create filter
> >
> > >> As for yahoo and hotmail, the process would be similar.
> >
> > >> A forum would be nice, don't get me wrong, but I don't feel I am
> missing
> > >> out on anything having it this way.
> >
> > >> D
> >
> > >> On 26 March 2011 20:35, Páll Zoltán <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >>> i agree, tho Gmail's Priority Inbox helps a lot :)
> >
> > >>> Z.
> >
> > >>> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Jesse Nicholson <
> > >>> [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >>>> Agreed, it's kinda starting to piss me off I almost unsubscribed
> cause
> > >>>> I'm tired of getting 10 million emails a day. I have contributed and
> > >>>> enjoy doing it but I don't want to be forced to get every single
> > >>>> message. A forum is a perfect idea I think the fact that you have to
> > >>>> go digging in pretty much any email client for newsgroup settings
> says
> > >>>> it all.
> >
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