On Feb 05, 2007, at 16:36 UTC, Daniel Stenning wrote: > Is the comp.lang.basic.realbasic group quite active ?
Not really. Not many people use NNTP anymore. (I'm not sure why -- I find them even easier to browse than mailing lists, which of course are way easier than forums. But young'uns these days mostly don't even know what NNTP is!) However, I do follow that group and will continue to do so, so you can always reach me there. Aaron has also been helpful on that group in recent past, and hopefully will continue to do so. > I would be > happy to see join ONE list providing it was generally accepted as the > new "de facto" and enough of the regular "gurus" and contributors ( > including the regular RS crew- Mars, Jon,Aaron ) were out there too. I think it's a bit much to expect the RS team to hang out on a fan-sponsored mailing list, if the word from on high is that the forums are the One True Way to communicate with users. However, it's already clear from the reaction here that many of the "gurus" on this list will be moving to a new home. I agree that we want to have a single replacement site, if possible. This may take a few days to shake out -- let's all be patient and supportive of those going out on a limb to help the community. > Is comp.lang.basic.realbasic the same sort of list that google > groups manages ? ( like comp.lang.c++.moderated ) It's a newsgroup. Google doesn't manage those; basically nobody does (there is a complex procedure for the Internet community as a whole to approve changes to newsgroups). But yes, you can access newsgroups through Google groups, and comp.lang.c++.moderated is another example. > Having said that, I still think it is far better if RS just write > something to drive both the forum and NUG from the same central data. Agreed, but it's not likely to happen, so let's focus on what's achievable. Best, - Joe -- Joe Strout -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Verified Express, LLC "Making the Internet a Better Place" http://www.verex.com/ _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> REAL Software has decided to consolidate this mailing list with the online Forums. On Monday, February 12, 2007, this mailing list will no longer be active. We encourage you to continue your REALbasic and REAL SQL Server discussions on the Forums. If you are not presently a member of the forum, please sign up today at <http://forums.realsoftware.com>.
