On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Bruce Dawson wrote:
> The web site was created so that people who are more comfortable with the
> web than with mailing lists can participate in the group - an attempt to
> open a channel to a wider audience for promoting Linux in New Hampshire.
> Your difficulty with the web site (and the mailing list discussion) is
> making me re-think this approach.
I have been thinking about that too. One thing that occurred to me is
that a web-based interface perhaps lacks something. Subscribing to a
mailing list requires making the commitment to participate in the forum.
You can post what you want -- but you also have to read the replies [1].
With a web-based forum, it is easy and common to post a message and then
forget about it, or ignore the flames and wait for the next top-level
thread.
I think gating the mailing list to the web for reading is a definite good
idea. I suspect that, for myself, I would prefer the more "traditional"
method of email being required to post. But my opinions on this are still
largely unformed, and I certainly don't speak for anyone but myself, let
alone GNHLUG as a whole.
What do others here think?
Footnotes
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[1] Yes, I am aware it is trivial to circumvent these restrictions. I am
talking about good intent here, not deliberate malice.
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Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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