Most forum email notification systems have the following problems: - The mail doesnt contain the message, but simply a link to the forums - You can't reply to the mail (and have that message be posted on the forums that way) - Mails arent grouped together (for gmail users), but each notification is a new entry in the inbox
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 02:40, Jake Haldeman <jake.halde...@neumont.edu> wrote: > I think announcements are really nice in the list format, troubleshooting and > trolling seems to be better in a forum. I know when I'm dealing with an > issue I visit the forum frequently to stay up to date. > > It would be nice to not miss update announcements mixed in with people asking > about server specs which seemed to have triggered a lot of discussion.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of James Botting > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:36 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Forum vs. email list > > 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 <fletch...@valvesoftware.com> 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
