Dear group, Because T24 and Jbase have strong relationship, I think in many case we can not know exactly what is Jbase, what is T24, so I agree with Jim: "I think that that is the end of the group; I always resisted this move."
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:49 AM, Tony Gravagno <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > I completely agree with the decision and have been looking for this for a > long time now - since most of the mail I get here is for T24 which needs to > be filter out. > > This is the ONLY group in the Pick/MultiValue community which combines > application-related posts with DBMS. I've never understood the insistence > to burden one group with the concerns of the other. The negative > connotation of "splintering" can easily be replaced with a more positive > vision for allowing each group to focus on concerns of greater interest. > > jBase is a great platform, but like most MV platforms the developer base > doesn't use it to its full potential. Personally I'd rather see this forum > sparked with more questions about Web Services, telephony, scanners, mobile > access, GUI, integration with other products, and usage in new and creative > applications. I'd like to see more jBase sales to individuals and > companies who have never seen it before, and see more queries from people > who want to use this in a more mainstream context, outside of the > mundane/traditional usage that stiffles the discussions here. > > I'd like to see requests from jBase users for tools and consultation to > solve new and old problems. I'd like to see "hey has anyone done this?" > kind of notes. I'd like to see tech tips on neat ways to use jBase, things > that Jim and Rick and devsup people know about but the rest of us don't. > I'd like to see all that, in addition to, but not instead of responses to > site-specific problems that many here may never see. > > If this forum does not get used better, that's just the way it is. This > community is a lot like other MV communities and that's just where we stand > in life. For reference, most of the other DBMS-specific forums in our > market are quite dead. But jBase is a different kind of platform and I'd > hope that this community would have a slightly different, more > forward-thinking perspective. If not, c'est la vie. > > While T24 has dominated 95% of this forum in the past, I believe > eliminating application-specific queries can clear the way for a wide > variety of new discussions. T24 users won't suffer by moving to another > forum, and this group stands to benefit from a drop in distracting traffic. > Note that T24 users can also learn from jBase tips as well as share their > experience. T24 people aren't getting pushed away, they're just being asked > to use a different forum for different purposes. Again, that's not > unreasonable as that's what everyone else does. > > Tony Gravagno > Nebula Research and Development > TG@ remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com > Nebula R&D sells mv.NET and other Pick/MultiValue products > worldwide, and provides related development services > remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com/blog > Visit PickWiki.com! Contribute! > http://Twitter.com/TonyGravagno > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jim Idle > > No – it is a transmogrification, and goes where it goes. Sending one group > of jBASE users off on its own merely splinters it unnecessarily in my > opinion. But, so be it. > > > > Jim > > > > > > *From:* Rick Weiser > > I understand your concern, but isn't it the end of the group anyway if 95% > of the posts are for T24? > > > > *From:* Jim Idle > > I think that that is the end of the group; I always resisted this move. > > > > > > *From:* Rick Weiser > > This group was originally created to provide jBASE users with an outlet to > discuss issues, successes and ideas. Over the past few years, the focus of > this group has turned more toward Globus/T24. As the original creator of > this group, I have discussed this with the other managers of the group and > we have come to an executive decision. > > As of December 31st, 2011, we will stop accepting Globus/T24 posts on this > forum. We suggest that one of the more high profile T24 users create a > forum specifically for Globus/T24 where your users can go to get the help > they need for this environment. Of course, any true jBASE questions from > T24 users are still welcome. > > -- > Please read the posting guidelines at: > http://groups.google.com/group/jBASE/web/Posting%20Guidelines > > IMPORTANT: Type T24: at the start of the subject line for questions > specific to Globus/T24 > > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/jBASE?hl=en > -- Please read the posting guidelines at: http://groups.google.com/group/jBASE/web/Posting%20Guidelines IMPORTANT: Type T24: at the start of the subject line for questions specific to Globus/T24 To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jBASE?hl=en
