Hi Shaun, The amount of traffic isn't the problem here. The issue is insuring that the same newsworthy information makes it to all of the various audio games lists, forums, and groups, etc as necessary. That doesn't have to include regular discussions, but newsworthy information such as new game releases, upcoming updates to a game, and a few things of that sort should get posted to any and all lists and groups as possible. We are not seeing that level of sharing between the Audiogames.net Forum and Audyssey at this time so a Facebook group would only further compound the problem as I see it.
As to your point about reading everything sent via an e-mail list I have to seriously disagree with you. It isn't necessary to read every single message posted to an e-mail list, nor is it necessary to respond to said e-mails. I don't know where you get the idea where someone "needs" to read every message but it is factually incorrect. All a person has to do is sort through messages by subject. Read the ones of interest and delete all the rest. What's the problem in that? Cheers! On 2/11/15, shaun everiss <[email protected]> wrote: > True charles, audiogames has more members do we really want more info > to be sent to this list. > I personally don't have the time for high traffic especially since I > check both. > The only difference is unless I need to I check the forum once a day. > I also only read what I want. > This list should only exist as long as there are people that need it. > Ie if you are on dialup or don't have the time or care to use the > forums you should use it. > A lot of what is on here that needs repeating on the forums is posted > there. > The tech has evolved. > The audyssey magazine while it was quite good is hardly updated > now and as it stands has outlived its usefullness. > Just about every respectible dev/ hacker/ whatever has their own > facebook twitter, or blog and a website or the combination of all of > these or one of these. > And anyone that wants to be noticed needs to make a name for himself > on the forum. > And this from a guy that didn't care much for them has grown to rely > on these as a good info source. > The cons of the forum is that to be honest it can get to > large, stuff can get lost quite easily. > On an email I find easier to just ask another topic or bring back an old > one. > I don't however want everything to get scrambled so I have to go to > several places at once. > I do think though that at some point it would be usefull to have a > mirror of the audiogames database or at least the forum if not the > total site just for backup purposes and or if things go nuts. > While I enjoy this list with all the ups and down, I do feel that > eventually this list as nice as it is will eventually loose > rellivance and die naturally. > Right now though most info on here is about people asking game > questions and talking a little about games. > Its a good place to get started but if you want to go further then > you really need the forums. > One thing I like about the forums is as long as you follow the rules > you can do whatever. > Restrictions are less because of threads. > If I think something doesn't sit with me I can bypass it. > If I want to comment I can. > If I want to be offtopic about something i can switch channels to a > channel that allows this. > In an email list I can't. > On the other hand the forum is wilder than the list is. > Unless you are a cracker or a flamer, or generally cause trouble you > are expected to fend for yourself and find friends and other like in > the real world. > With an email list you can't do this because everyone needs to read > everything you put in. > You are restricted to 1 topic and it can be quite close quarters and > in your face. > Put it this way, if i want to mildly explode as long as I don't go > completely berserk I can. > I have even seen someone or 2 go a bit that way and as long as there > is something just you will be argued up and down depending on who has > the most traction and such. > here though I can't really do that. > Not that I go round going nuts every day of my life but the forum is > definatly a good way to go for big things as well as here. > On the forums there is slightly more spam and occationally someone > will put their game up and its not accessable thinking its a general > games forum. > Though there have been devs that on reading the responces if there > are enough of them come back and think it worth while to accessify the > game. > I have found the forum in some ways more relaxing than emails in some > ways because if I am pissed off about something I don't need to read > or respond. > With email its in my face and I usually will feel I should respond > even though I know I don't have to. > I do think we should have a few places where we put info so its not > scattered all over the webs. > If it does happen we need to know where it all is or the biggest > concentration. --- 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].
