On 10 Jul 2013, at 19:59, Bruce Layne wrote: > 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. > Yes; this is why I appreciate the mail list more than the Forum. Can't remember when I last visited the Forum; its just too much effort to go there, and way too much to look through the topics and follow threads.
> 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. Yes; and as others have mentioned, a single click in my mail system filters and sorts the messages. > But then again, I'm email-centric. I'm accustomed to filing email for > later reference. Yes; very useful. Excellent 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. > > > > On 07/10/2013 02:47 PM, Shannon Watson wrote: >> Why do you choose the email list over using a community forum? I really >> appreciate the mail list being available to communicate with you but, it's >> kinda antiquated. This is 2013 the buliten board system has been replaced >> with newer better technologies. We have the internet and community forums. I >> have a computer in my pocket that runs on a google developed system. It >> would be beneficial for the mail list to be retired and a movement to the >> forms take place. I'm glad you asked. Fourms are current, everyone knows how >> to use a forum they teach 3rd graders in school how to use a forum. >> LinuxCNC.org has a link to the forums. The people that are new to LinuxCNC >> can find the forum to ask questions. If you really want this to become >> popular it needs to be convenient, not hidden in the IRC or mail list. I had >> to register to use the forum just list using the mail list. I'll see you in >> the forum. >> > > Regards, Marcus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
