Hello,
I do not know why I was bought to the FAQ for. Maybe that I do not give a good reason to set up a forum board.
No, it was so that you would read the part about the mailing list archive, go look at it, and see that much of what you want is already in place.
1. A forum board on the web is easily accessed via any browser, IE, Netscape, Opera, you name it. As long as it translate HTML to text, it does the job.
The archive does this.
2. A newgroup is not accessble worldwide, infact, many computer illeterate will not know what is a newgroup, and you need to be on certain server to get in to the correct one.
There are services like dejanews.com that archive newsgroups, as well, and allow them to be read and searched with a browser. RangerNet only uses usenet to draw attention to the mailing list, right now. There is an active partial bridge between the mailing list and alt.org.royal-rangers, though.
3. A forum board will not have to take users of the mailing list, for those that prefer reading emails instead of looking at threads of reply on an interesting topic, a function is available to be set up.
Although I check my mail regularly, I don't check forum boards. Others may do the opposite.
4. Mailing list is old concept of communication, instead of opening browsers and my email program, I could just open up my browser and read what RangerNet thing of something.
You can do that now, with the mailing list archives. You still have to join the mailing list to post to the group, though.
5. Multiple forum could be created in a single website, you do not need to open your mail prpgram to get to RangerNet, and open another browser to get to your country's RR forum board, we are a big family, aren't we? So why split up ?
To hold discussions on different topic, perhaps, or to control quantity? There are separate RRGold, FCF, Traders, Missionettes, Leaders, and RangerNet lists, with RangerNet being the most active. Starting a separate message board would get much less traffic.
-----Original Message-----
From: Soaring Golden Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Starwing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; RangerNet (RR Buletin Board) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, May 22, 2000 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [RR] Forum board
At 01:32 AM 5/21/00 +0800, Starwing wrote:
I have a suggestion, you see... sometimes when I post to the mailing list, I get lost because I could not track people that reply to me, to make things simple, why not we make a forum board which is easily accessable using a browser?
Try looking at the RangerNet archives. (http://rangernet.org/faq.htm)
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http://eBible.org/mpj Rocky Mountain Outpost 207 New Creation Church
Jesus Christ is Lord! If Jesus came back today, would you be READY?
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Michael Paul Johnson aka Soaring Golden Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://eBible.org/mpj Rocky Mountain Outpost 207 New Creation Church
Jesus Christ is Lord! If Jesus came back today, would you be READY?
