Actually, there are only a handful of whiners/complainers - unfortunately, that handful are the same people over and over again. Very rarely do you hear constructive criticism from them. I agree, if they are as dissasisfied with the program as their constant griping indicates they are, then the sensible thing to do is either write/create their own program, or find another commercial program that suits their needs. I seriously doubt either will happen as there is no program that they will truly be happy/satisfied with.
Ronald Bernier On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 2:42 AM Jennie Matheson <[email protected]> wrote: > I am quite happy with the mailing list (with the exception of all the > whinging) and would not use a forum. > > If I was as dissatisfied with Legacy as the whingers seem to be I would > have forsaken the program and gone elsewhere long ago. The program meets my > needs and admittedly I do not use all the bells and whistles that have been > added to more recent versions. > > IMHO it is possibly the bells and whistles that cause many of the problems > - the more features you add the more things that can go wrong, thus more > problems. Firm believer in the motto "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"!!! > (as in if it works fine which according to the whingers it did before the > bells and whistles started getting added then leave it alone. > > Jennie > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 3:22 PM marion wimsett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What a truly sensible post! >> >> On Fri, 11 Jan 2019 at 11:28, Joan Powell via LegacyUserGroup < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes! >>> >>> -- Joan Powell >>> >>> *From:* Peter Matthews <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 10, 2019 8:01 PM >>> *To:* Legacy User Group <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] We need a Forum !! >>> >>> >>> I'm not sure we actually <need> a forum at all. >>> >>> Both mailing lists like this and forums have their advantages and >>> disadvantages. OK, so our mailing list can't show images, but it has >>> nevertheless been working very successfully, and simply, for many years, as >>> have many other "Mailman" mailing lists in use today. >>> >>> As someone who has administered several forums a few years ago, and >>> Mailman mailing lists today, I know that forums are a lot trickier and more >>> work to administer. What would be in it for Millennia? Only more work >>> setting it up, administering it, and coping with the many extra complaints >>> which would surely arise. Yes, a forum or forums would provide extra >>> capabilities, but would it be worth it? I can feel a saying coming on, but >>> I'll resist. >>> >>> Unless this mailing list actually becomes not fit for purpose, I feel we >>> should stick with it, just get on with it, and thank Legacy/Millennia for >>> hosting it. It has certainly helped solve a lot of our Legacy problems and >>> queries. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> At 22:41 09-01-19 +0000, Chris Hill wrote: >>> >>> What Legacy and Millennia should be building is a single forum styled >>> system - HTML web based system to replace the current systems of a 1990s >>> style email mail list and a group within Facebook which cannot easily deal >>> with linked posts. >>> >>> This is the way that virtually all other systems use; look at forums >>> used by game developers, vehicle owner groups etc. There is freely >>> available software to provide these systems, which can be developed to >>> provide more functionality. >>> >>> These systems enable you to create multiple sub-forums within which your >>> users can create posts, to include text and embedded files and images. >>> Against those posts other users can create additional posts. >>> >>> Management of users is easy to ensure that only registered users can >>> make or read posts; that some sub-forums or posts can be read-only to >>> anyone; some can be limited to developers and testers etc.. >>> >>> And the existing mail and FB lists can be merged into the new system. >>> >>> Chris >>> (From my Android) >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> -- >>> >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> -- >>> >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Ronald Bernier, Woonsocket, RI
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