I can just reply and it knows what i am replying to? On a forum I know what i am replying to.
Thanks, Shannon Watson swat...@mpm1.com Phone: (316) 945-1227 MPM Inc. 2100 S West Street Wichita, KS 67213 > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:16:38 -0400 > From: Dave <e...@dc9.tzo.com> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] mail list over forums? > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <51ddb316.9010...@dc9.tzo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Forums are ok.. but a mail list puts everything in front of you. You > don't have to go looking for it. I have about 10 email addresses. > An email address for each list - so the messages self sort into my > inboxes. No need to go to a website, log in and look for messages. > > I'm on some forums for other things and I get email notifications that I > have a message in the forum. I find that rather redundant. > > The IRC is also old tech but the conversations move very fast.. Want > an answer now? Get on the IRC. > > Dave > > > > ------------------------------ > > > Those are good points however in the email from the forum it gives you the > topic response which can be filed just like the mail list. If mail list is > the method of choise for you then maybe a link on the LinuxCNC.org site to > make it more friendly for new comers. I still prefer the forum. > > Thanks, > Shannon Watson > swat...@mpm1.com > Phone: (316) 945-1227 > MPM Inc. > 2100 S West Street > Wichita, KS 67213 >> ----------------------------- > >> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:59:53 -0400 >> From: Bruce Layne <linux...@thinkingdevices.com> >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] mail list over forums? >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Message-ID: <51ddaf29.1070...@thinkingdevices.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Forums require users to visit them and participate. An email list >> arrives in my inbox. That's both an advantage and a disadvantage. It >> keeps the topics in front of me on a daily basis and keeps me involved >> but it does clutter my inbox. Despite the best of intentions, I >> generally won't visit an online forum as part of a community. I'll go >> there if I have a question, hang around a bit so I don't feel like a >> leech, but life intervenes and I forget to keep hanging around learning >> about LinuxCNC and helping others when I can. >> >> It's also easier for me to save the emails that have useful info so I >> can search offline later. That's another advantage of the email list. >> But then again, I'm email-centric. I'm accustomed to filing email for >> later reference. Cutting and pasting info from a forum post into a file >> is more hassle and not nearly as searchable, although I do realize that >> the online forum can be searched. > > > It is under "community". I rather wish that the forum was part of that > list that under its own heading, as then it could be explained which > is which, and what for. > > -- > atp > If you can't fix it, you don't own it. > http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
