I know someone who was exclusively using Twitter and Facebook. He did not
use Email because, quote, "It is old fashioned and obsolete. You should get
with the times.", end quote. He wanted to have someone play some of his
recordings in an Internet chat room for people to hear. Nobody could
receive the files because nobody used Facebook or Twitter. He complained
because he could not send them to anyone, and, finally, after this went on
for about 6 months every week, he set up an Email account. Whether it might
seem obsolete to the younger crowd, it is accessible to everyone, so is not
something that should be done away with just because it has been around for
a long time. What works works, and if it does work, don't discard it.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "dark" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message
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.
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