Yes, which the redirect you to a web page which isnt anywhere near as nice to read than the native mail app on my iPhone. Plus in my area im on GPRS so web pages will take a lot longer to load than an already downloaded email.
On 25 Oct 2011, at 01:39, Kigen <[email protected]> wrote: > You know there is subscribe in forums now-a-days which notify you by > email what you want to know. > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 7:36 PM, James Botting > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Actually, no. >> I probably wouldn't follow it in a Web browser. As it is everything >> gets pinged straight to my phone. >> >> On 25 Oct 2011, at 01:34, Fletcher Dunn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> I am honestly astounded by the amount of people who complain when >>>> people ask for help on help forums or mailing lists. Not everyone >>>> signs up and instantly reads everything, goes through all the >>>> archives, or spends hours researching. >>> >>> I'd like to use this comment as a springboard for a discussion about the >>> format of this list. >>> >>> I hear that a few years ago the idea of migrating the email list to a forum >>> was kicked around. However, at the time (is this still true today?) the >>> users of the list didn't like the idea. it is my understanding that most >>> server admins prefer: >>> >>> 1.) Receiving push notifications. >>> 2.) Viewing the list in their email client >>> >>> #1 seems like a really compelling advantage (especially for announcements), >>> while #2 seems like a personal preference, and many people have the >>> opposite preference. >>> >>> A forum has several compelling advantages: >>> >>> 1.) Easier to search and find answers to previously asked questions >>> 2.) Easier to follow a thread of conversation. (I personally find any >>> email distribution list to become unreadable pretty much instantly, with >>> all the >>>>'s and broken line breaks that everybody's mail clients and put >>> everywhere.) >>> 3.) Easier to modify your post if you notice a mistake or want to clarify >>> something, rather than making a new post. >>> 4.) Easier to delete or move posts if they are spam, rude, inappropriate, >>> belong in the general TF2 SPUF forum, etc. >>> 5.) Easier to ignore an entire thread that you are not interested in. >>> >>> Could there be some sort of forum + push notification that would satisfy >>> what everybody wants? This list exists to serve you guys, so I'm curious >>> what everything thinks. I *believe* most of the guys would find a forum >>> format (perhaps with some push notification) more convenient. >>> >>> It would be good to get some opinions about how people prefer to consume >>> the information on this list. >>> >>> Please chime in. >>> >>> Your humble servant, >>> - Fletch >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
