If there is a forum, at least you will know if people actually looked at your post and just didn't bother or didn't know how to answer. I think having subforums would also be very helpful. Could categorize posts into Discussions, Specific Problems, Resolved problems, Beginners Forum. Ideally, all problems would eventually be resolved. I know that this would take quite a bit of community effort. Even if there wasn't some kind of requests/processed system, it would still be very helpful to have subforums. People asking for help aren't gonna get drowned out by other posts.
On Mar 26, 8:05 pm, Bob Warfield <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/a44b6a... > > > 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/f2159c... > > > Heres another guy running into the same problem a year later. > > >http://groups.google.com/group/away3d-dev/browse_thread/thread/255730... > > > 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. > > > > -- > > > ___________________ > > > > Actionscript 3.0 Flash 3D Graphics Engine > > > > HTTP://AWAY3D.COM <http://away3d.com/>
