Hi Dark, Well, I don't think mailing lists are old fashioned per say I just personally feel forums do have the advantage of supporting more members as well as being able to organize threads by topic. As you know on Audiogames.net there are different categories such as general, new releases, off topic, etc which helps separate things for the forum users. If a user has no interest in off topic messages he or she can go directly to general or new releases and never see the off topic messages. With a mailing list every post that is posted gets delivered to the end user which means someone like myself has to try and make sure each post stays on topic otherwise a list member could receive hundreds of junk messages that have nothing to do with games or this list. Even when a message is on topic a person is forced to receive a copy weather they have any interest in it or not where a forum gives a user more choice in what to read and not to read. So I think in that respect forums have their advantages, but I'm not going to set one up as it isn't what many list members want.
Cheers! On 11/17/13, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > Well I know people do comment about mailing lists being old fashioned, but > actually there are still lots of them around and likely to be more > considdering that people now get E-mail on their tablets, phones, even tvs, > > heck, there are still! some very well established newsgroups out there, it's > > all about choice hwich is why I'm in favour of keeping the mailing list > open. > > if google groups is no longer workable (I admit it's been a while since I > looked into their interface), then another system might work, though > obviously that's a matter for those who run the list to decide upon since > it's yourself and the other mods who must deal with the interface and admin > > console. > > Indeed, this is a major difference between mailing lists and forums, > different forums can change access dramatically, and I've seen everything > from very accessible systems like Punbb, (which audiogames.net uses), to all > > sorts of silly things such as proboards or even custom built systems. > > Forums really can change in access and usability as much as web pages can, > where as a mailing list just gives out E-mails to members and it's > accessibility is thus entirely dependent upon a members' E-mail client, > which again is a major advantage. > > All the best, > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
