lol, this is exactly what im talking about. from my phone in landscape i cant see the addresses im replying too. on a forum the message would have gone in the right place instead of replying directly t you.
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Noah Sematimba <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmm, did you intend to send this to the list as well? Coz then you may have > to resend. > > Noah. > > On Jan 27, 2011, at 11:37 AM, sanga collins wrote: > > I agree a forum + mailing list would be ideal. i would go for such a setup > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 3:23 AM, Noah Sematimba <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> First I have to admit that I have not read the quoted article. However I >> will say from personal experience that being subscribed to both forums and >> mailing lists, >> >> I have found that I participate a lot more in the mailing lists than the >> forums. This is because I don't have to do anything to receive the mailing >> list posts. They are in my inbox by default once I am connected while when >> it comes to a forum, I have to open a browser and go to a specific address. >> I find that I often forget to check on certain forums for a while because of >> work pressures. >> >> Seocndly, it is easy to miss a topic you would have actually been >> interested in on a forum if the forum is very active with multiple topics >> being discussed. On the other hand, in mail, you will inevitably find >> everything easily even if its just to hit the delete key. >> In fact I have found that the only forums I end up being active in are the >> ones where I have an rss feed of the forum posts in my mail client which in >> the end is like having a mailing list and usually add on the added labour of >> having to open up the browser and login in order to post a reply. This often >> means that I end up being a passive observer on most forums rather than an >> active participant. >> >> My personal opinion is that participation is likely to drastically >> decrease if we switch to a forum unless we can keep the mailing list as is, >> and integrate a forum with it such that both the forum users and the mailing >> list users get to see the same content. >> >> Noah. >> On Jan 26, 2011, at 6:24 PM, sanga collins wrote: >> >> So read the guys story and there were no reasons, just opinions. My >> opinions are exactly the opposite of his as far as why i prefer forums than >> mailing lists. >> >> The first big difference he described is mailing lists are push and forums >> are pull. The reason this whole discussion began is due to cavin pushing >> questionable material on us. I would rather pull that kind of stuff at my >> leisure so i can sit back and maybe have a laugh, rather than have it pushed >> on me, even when i dont want it at that particular time. >> >> second reason he gave is forums demand more of a participants time .... i >> mean really? i switch on, log into gmail make a subject and email the list >> ... or i switch on, log into lug forum, and make a post. >> on top of making a post that can go in a relevant subcategory that other >> people interested that subcategory can go directly to >> >> 3rd reason ... signal to noise ratio comment; he says forums are easy for >> newbies to use (which is what id want) but then later says that forums take >> too much time implying that they are difficult. My gmail signal to noise >> ratio is very low. i easily "mark as read" 60% of the messages. most have >> subject lines that dont reflect what the actuall contents are, and alot of >> people dont know how to respond to emails so quotes are in the wrong place >> and a single topic splits into several email threads and so on. Infact about >> a year ago there was a big hullabaloo about lugs not knowing how to use >> email properly and cavin pissing some people off by insulting their email >> skills LOL >> >> dont want to write and essay about forum vs email thread ... im uganda >> after 2 year hiatus so im going out to find the nearest watering hole >> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Hari Kurup <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On 26 January 2011 16:18, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I vote for BBforum ... it will be so advantageous ... any reasons why >>>> not "cavin response goes here" use a forum instead of mailing list? >>>> >>> >>> Some reasons here:- >>> >>> >>> http://www.freelock.com/blog/john-locke/2010-03/mailing-list-or-forum-theory >>> >>> I am for the mailing list. Forums are not the answer to the question "How >>> do you solve a problem like Cavin". >>> >>> -- >>> Hari >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and >>> is >>> believed to be clean. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>> >>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>> [email protected] >>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>> >>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>> any way. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Sanga M. 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