On 13/10/2016 02:24, Dave Warren wrote:
> More importantly, nearly every case I've seen where an active community
> of technically inclined helpers assist novice users moves from a mailing
> list to a forum, many/most of the helpers don't go with it, leaving the
> forums a barren wasteland of users
On 09/10/2016 01:16, pid...@alexoren.com wrote:
> No, you do not. The forum software can be configured to send email
> notifications for responses to the threads you are following, as well
> as for new posts in the sub-forums that you are interested in,
> including the full text of the message. S
On 08/10/2016 23:35, David Woolley wrote:
> On 08/10/16 22:49, Alex Oren wrote:
>> Are there any compelling reasons not to use an internet forum?
>>
>> Their many advantages over mailing lists include:
>> - Easier searching for existing solutions.
>> - Fine-grained control over email notifications.
In my experience, *very* few forums do a good job of gatewaying email to
a forum, on the forum side nobody quotes properly (and definitely never
trims), threading rarely works even for reading, and it eventually
becomes unpleasant to even attempt to help users. From fields are almost
universally lo
Alexoren wrote:
> No, you do not. The forum software can be configured to send email
> notifications for responses to the threads you are following, as well as for
> new
> posts in the sub-forums that you are interested in, including the full text
> of the
> message. So in effect you can trea
On 08-10-2016 18:23, Brian Morrison wrote:
On Sat, 8 Oct 2016 17:49:15 -0400
Alex Oren wrote:
Are there any compelling reasons not to use an internet forum?
Comes to me automatically, I don't have to visit a forum.
Email notifications (with full text).
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On 08-10-2016 18:35, David Woolley wrote:
On 08/10/16 22:49, Alex Oren wrote:
Are there any compelling reasons not to use an internet forum?
Their many advantages over mailing lists include: - Easier
searching for existing solutions. - Fine-grained control over
email notifications. - The abilit
On 08/10/16 22:49, Alex Oren wrote:
Are there any compelling reasons not to use an internet forum?
Their many advantages over mailing lists include:
- Easier searching for existing solutions.
- Fine-grained control over email notifications.
- The ability to display prominent explanation of what
On Sat, 8 Oct 2016 17:49:15 -0400
Alex Oren wrote:
> Are there any compelling reasons not to use an internet forum?
Comes to me automatically, I don't have to visit a forum.
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Brian
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