I don't know about other people (haven't read all of the replies yet) but here are somr reasons for me:
1.) A mailing list automaticly sends the information to you-- you get all the updates at once just by opening your e-mail app. With web forums, it is up to you to actively search for new information, popping in and checking updates on possibly several different threads located in several different areas. E-mail is therefore easier and more convenient. 2.) Archiving-- if you want to keep the information that you read, it is simple with e-mail-- just avoid deleting it. With web forums, again it takes active effort on your part to save that information-- sometimes lots of trouble. (Options include printing out physical copies, copying and pasting to a document, or installing a PDF-creating applet to make PDFs from the page-- trusting an on-line archive of the posts at the original site just doesn't cut it for me). Again, e-mail is easier and more convenient. ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
