I always took ML as and "everyone participates" kind of thing in that everyone can read it. Even if the mails are 2 yrs old, it's readable. And the direct chats as a "developer" or "guru" area. Usually people get tired of seeing the same questions over and over. So they don't respond unless its "challenging" and I can understand that. I do it myself. I usually try to search the script examples then the ML archives for answers before I post.
That, and I don't have a AltMe account. John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Ross-Gill Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [REBOL] Re: Mailinglist Advantage On Mar 16, 2007, at 9:27 AM, Maxim Olivier-Adlhoch wrote: > well, I always was in favor of the ML over altme in the begining, but=20 > altme > also is very usefull, for getting results, now. The ML is good for far > reaching questions... but its also very cold and anonymous most people > are > just reading... a select few post, cause no one knows who is there and > many > dare not post for various reasons. I'll second this, though I've never much liked the Mailing List (or MLs=20 in general). Though I can appreciate the stated benefits of the ML, it is not an=20 adequate replacement for the immediacy of AltME. Yes, discussions can get muddied with distractions and tangents, that=20 is the trade-off. There is perhaps a need for better tools to dig=20 around the message data to preserve the important information. =20 However, I find AltME a much better model for working with one or many=20 to solve a problem quickly -- ML interactions are simply too slow and=20 unwieldy. Though I suppose the more laboured approach to interaction with the ML=20 does tend to suit more philosophical, public or beginner topics. Less=20 noise, fewer initial barriers to participation etc. - Chris --=20 To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to=20 lists at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject. -- To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to lists at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject.
