Just the other day (15/9/05 5:36 pm), Peter Hollings opined:
> Ravi --
>
> Looks nice! Maybe I didn't get far enough to see this, but I believe
> that an email listserv feature could be a valuable add-on. A website
> creates a kind of stable presence -- a place to go where one can browse
> archives, view threaded conversations, administer one's system options,
> etc. But, a website lacks the reach of email in the sense that email
> regularly lands in one's inbox and grabs your attention -- perhaps
> leading you to the website for further information or interaction. A
> website by itself lacks the power to engage people that email provides.
> In a nutshell, I am arguing that websites and email provide different,
> complementary and synergistic functions within an online community.
>
i agree, and/but that is why we have pen-l. the blog/wiki should not
replace pen-l!
--ravi
