I prefer the mailing list too. It's simple and easy to do on my phone. On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Ant <essential...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> My 2 cents. Personally I proffer the email list. It's just all around more > convenient. Most of us have our own forums to maintain without the need to > be diverting to another. Emails save the time of searching, catching up etc. > As Nicholas mentioned most forums only inform you once of a reply and stop > sending notifications until you visit the forum again.**** > > ** ** > > However, it would appear of late that hostility prevails at least twice a > day. People could chill and remember when they first started out and > learned to hold their tongues and count to ten before belittling people in > the list just because it isn't running the way they want it to.**** > > ** ** > > Forum form would probably only amplify the opportunity for asshats to troll > and abuse those who are less knowledgeable. **** > > Perhaps if people wander off track and divert the purpose of the list, a > simple link to an appropriate source of help would keep the less > knowledgeable happy and aggression at bay?**** > > ** ** > > Forums take allot of work and moderation. Emails will always be less time > consuming. I appreciate the input and constant flow of list mail.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: > hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] *On Behalf Of *1nsane > *Sent:* Tuesday, 25 October 2011 12:50 PM > *To:* Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > *Subject:* Re: [hlds] Forum vs. email list**** > > ** ** > > Keep the list. It is still far more useful than the SRCDS forums on > steampowered.com.**** > > ** ** > > But above all, keep the announcements. Having those go to your phone so you > know an update just hit is just great.**** > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:38 PM, SakeFox <sake...@kingdomsend.com> wrote: > **** > > I like the ease of access I get with the mailing list. I maybe able to get > emails about new topics, but I can't just hit the reply button and go from > there. It may seem easy just to open a web browser and go to the forums, but > it's a lot of work for a quick reply to confirm a issue with a update or a > plugin. > > While we do have issues on the mailing list every now and then, it doesn't > seem to happen to often and come in spurts. Maybe some explanation of what > is acceptable on the mailing list. Also a small list to new subscribers of > what is more for the forums and not the mailing list. > > Also my phones does a lot better with this then loading webpages and I > don't want a new phone =P**** > > > > On 10/24/2011 8:34 PM, Fletcher Dunn 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 > >
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