I use both. Forums occasionally, mainly when I am researching a specific set of topics, but the mail list is better day to day.
To use a mail list effectively, staying engaged, at least reading, is important. Kind of it's own 'soap opera' format with continuing multiple thread stories going on. Forum's can be dealt with like sitcoms that have little if any story line carryover, very episodic in nature. At least that is the way I think of them, which is very little <grin> ... Learning for a newbie in a new field, for me takes emersion. ... Reading forums to let newbies follow a project or problem from stem to stern seems to be a good way to help them. But it does take the investment on their part of time to read LOTS of forums threads to start to gain insight on what it takes and the types of issues that arise. ... But for CNC in general, it has a pretty steep learning curve for someone without related experience, and reading a LOT (and asking questions, even if they are not the most insightful) is what it takes. It also takes patience from more experienced members (some older, many not) to get the newbies up to speed for what they need. Yep, forums and mailing list are different animals, even if they serve the same community. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
