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Hey Andy...this board proved to be invaluable for myself. I learned a tonne
and have met (online) a lot of great people. So much so, that even though i
have sold my bird (still looking for a suitable replacement) i remain a
lurker just to stay in touch. Can't go wrong with either a board or a list
like this...personal preference.
Rick
Medicine Hat
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From: "Brett Liukkonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "First Generation Firebird-L" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:39 PM
Subject: [FGF] First Gen Boards
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Hi Andy, just thought I'd chime in on the subject... I use both, but enjoy
this list better. As others have mentioned there are more pitfalls with the
message boards, but both have a great deal to offer. True, you do log on
each time you visit, and this can be automated... but you would have to
navigate and search for the post or info you are after, but it is broken
down
into specific categories and there are search functions etc. So it's not
nearly
as bad as it may seem at face value. There is a Wealth of info archived and
available on the website as a whole...
I'd have to say both should be used, perhaps this list would work better for
you over all, but I think you would like both and would gain a lot from
both.
I know I do, including many people I've met who I consider to be good
friends.
I'm also on the BAF list, Pro-Touring.com, NorthwestLegends GTO site, and
the
Western Washington Firebirds email list... I used to frequent more but had
to
cut back for obvious reasons! (like not enough time in one day) Mostly the
FGF
site & List and the local stuff really quick. Haven't posted much on the BAF
group,
but try to read them when I can...
Brett - 67 Drop Top 455!
From: "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey Bjorn, Seeing as you are the number
two poster on the FGF boards (10926 postings, and counting), you seem to be
the logical person to ask about how the boards compare to this list. Do you
recommend using the boards over the list? The stats on the site suggest a
much more active site than this list. Do you think that the content of
those 134148 posts is as of as high a quality as it is here? How would you
compare the two? Here, all of the posts come to me (I use an email client
that downloads messages. I rarely read email online unless I'm traveling),
and I can deal with the stream of messages as they come in. I can see
threads and can read, save or delete messages at will. With the boards, it
looks like I'd have to log on to the site and drill into each and every
topic if I wanted to see all the posts. Is that right? With 14700 topics,
that would be a lot of drilling, but if there is a lot more going on, it may
be worth it. When everything comes to me, I can plow through a lot of
message very quickly, but if I have to seek them out and drill down through
nearly 15000 topics, I sense a huge increase in the time required. Based on
your number of postings, the boards seem to work well for you. How do you
manage all of those topics and postings? Does anyone else here use both?
Thanks,Andy
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