Not sure but I think the technical know how and time commitment for a web based forum is greater plus a lot of spammers like to go into web forum to offer cheap Rolex watches and holidays to Nigeria. Whilst web forums do have advantages there are also negatives. Most web forums do have a function whereby you can view new posts since your last visit. There is a skill involved in making a email list manageable, such as using the shift button to highlight a block of messages for deletion. I think web forums are better if you have a large number of subscribers because you can break down what interests you but with a group of this size the email works okie dokie:)
Hendrik who likes to dribble garbage at an alarming rate Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > I just do not read any of the web based forums like mercedesshop. I > have tried, I just do not have time to go into each catagory, and look > and see what I want to read. Not of much interest to me. > > Allan Streib wrote: > >> "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> >> >>> The idea of switching to a web-based forum has come up before. >>> Personally I am strongly against it; in fact, if I could wave my magic >>> wand and turn all web-based fora into Usenet groups I would. But I'm >>> a freak and I bet nobody here except maybe Booher would agree with me. >>> >> I'd agree in principle. In fact there's already a group, >> alt.autos.mercedes I think. However for some reason I just don't read >> USENET anymore. Or web forums. Too many different places, too little >> time I guess. >> >> Email lists, while definitely old-school technically, keep everything in >> one place -- my Inbox. I use a good mail reader (Gnus in Emacs) so >> thread management is good and I can pretty easily ignore threads that >> get boring or veer off to something I'm not interested in. >> >> Allan >> >> >> > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
