My 2 cents (which doesn't purchase much anymore). The forum is frequented by people that like the look and feel of a forum. I also feel that newbies have an easier time navigating a forum especially if they come from a winblow environment, so you see more questions from them on the forum. The forum is pretty much without idle chatter so it is easier to follow a topic.
I used to dislike the mailing lists because my mail reader would not group them into topics so with all the bottom posting and multiple quotes it was difficult for me to read them without scrolling down a lot. Now that I figured out how to make the reader group topics it is a bit easier to read. So my answer is there would be very little duplication of information if you posted something like the knurling subroutine on the wiki, the mailing list and the forum. As for asking a question, I feel that the mailing list has more experienced people than the forum who are answering questions. So I usually post questions here and usually answer questions on the forum. JT On 9/13/2015 11:50 AM, Tom Easterday wrote: > It seems like the mailing list and forum are two completely different venues, > or are they? I see many of the same people in the forum as the mailing list > but I see people in the forum not on the mailing list or perhaps they just > don’t post there… I assume this (at least apparent) disconnection is simply > history - mailing list came first - forum more recently. Anyway, I am just > raising the issue wondering if there is a way to link or cross reference > them, or if there is some etiquette posting information on one and/or the > other. I am sometimes tempted to post information in both places but then I > feel guilty wondering if I am duplicating info…. > > -Tom > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
