Hi Rick. I for one just don't like the FORUM format. I don't think it harms anyone or anything. Different strokes... But I just don't like forums as much as I like lists. That dislike is so great I don't want to register for any more of them. I have joined dozens and dozens to get the one or two models on the site I wanted and I am tired of all of them. I know Claudio was once a little upset about my views on this. I hope this is water under the bridge for us. I do not attack your efforts or the or the efforts of others to run and maintain forums, but Forums are too time consuming and cumbersome for my style and needs. But to those who like them... more power to them. But what Cat says strongly, I say less forcefully, I feel community in a list... in a forum I feel that I have to hunt and peck for every bit of information; I have to be on the ball checking them all the time; and there are just too many of them to jump through the hoops (registry, sign in, wade through topics, etc.). My lists are just THERE when I open mail. And I see all and know all that happens in the list without spending so much time wading through web page loads and next page clicks.
-Michael The Haggard On Jun 26, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Rick Steffers wrote: > Cat, > > I am really sorry you feel that way > > Cardmodels.net and Papermodelers.com have manage to grow, and > prosper and reach out to all of the corners of the world. > > We have survived many server changes, and explosive blow ups, and > management changes, and each time we have come back from that, and > gotten better. > > Also, If you care to point out the divisiveness you seem to see, I > would welcome an opportunity to change it > What is exclusive about my forum? > Like this mailing list I have seasoned people as well as new people > to the hobby, and we welcome all people. > > How does my forum or any forum do irreparable damage or harm? > I would like to see examples if you can provide it. > > Many of the members of my forum are members of various other forums > and mailing lists. > > Rick > admin papermodelers.com > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:26 PM, cat <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mike Hungerford wrote: > > Gary Pilsworth's "Land of the Giants" 'Spindrift.' > > > > Available in the downloads section at Papermodelers.com > > But only if you sign up for yet another annoying forum. I > hate those > things. They destroy any community by fractionating it. Their > "exclusivity" excludes the general public and does irreparable harm to > any interest group. Mail lists like this create community, forums > destroy it. > > cat > > > > > > -- > "Rock is Dead, Long Live Paper and Scissors" > Want the same traffic, attitude, and information? Check out > www.papermodelers.com > Love Racing? Love Paper Models? Check Out http://rpmodels.proboards46.com/ > http://paperdakar.blogspot.com/ > http://picasaweb.google.com/rickstef > http://internationalpapermodelconvention.blogspot.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
