I would expect 60% of new users will not participate with this current mailing list because it is
ugly,
What's ugly about e-mail? If you don't like the look of your mailer, use another one.
slow
I get copies of my own messages the instant I post them, and I've had conversations at chat-speed around here. If I want to answer I just hit reply, trim the text, add my bit and hit send. Most forum software has a convoluted quoting mechanism using some kind of pseudo html tags. Additionally, threading support is rare.
and not straight forward
I fail to see what's not straight forward about e-mail. I don't want to register at another forum, give up lots of personal information only to have to remember another password. Everytime I switch browsers, the cookie info on read/unread threads is most likely lost.
Sure, having a forum saves you from having to read most messages, so less questions get answered and less people know about an issue if it was posted OT in another thread.
If you cannot see the lucidly clear advantaged of using a system like vbulitin then you are clearly
beyond any ability to form an intelligent opinion.
Thanks for insulting me.
Now that specialized web sites and forums have replaced mailing lists, everybody is after the RSS feeds. I wonder if that is because push is better than pull for a lot of applications?
C.
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