----- Original Message ----- From: "Federico Sevilla III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [plug] PLUG need Messageboard
> On Sat, 4 May 2002 at 12:48, Jag wrote: > > is there any existing way to interact with the community rather than > > mailing list? > > why don't we make a message board > > Not being very "into" message boards I wonder: why a message board versus > a mailing list? Or is this solely to alleviate the need for a mailbox with > a large-enough quota and some mail filtering tool? Message boards often have a history and permanence that mailing lists do not. It's a lot easier to browse and search a message board's old threads than it is with a mailing list (PLUG's pipermail archive notwhistanding). I guess that's why Yahoo! groups is so popular. People who like mailing lists get their mailboxes stuffed, while newbies and casual readers can read previous conversations, get the "feel" of the list and the personalities involved, etc. without having to lurk for a couple of months or years. It would be nice to have the best of both worlds: a mailing list with a web interface for responding. Brian _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
