Hello Anne,
On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 03:46:57 + GMT (27/10/02, 10:46 +0700 GMT),
Anne wrote:
Yahoo lists also suffer some mail loss and some users don't receive
the messages even when they are set to do so,
This is a problem I haven't encountered, but I've heard of it.
and finally the Yahoo
Hello Anne!
On Sunday, October 27, 2002 at 4:23:48 AM you wrote:
I think a certain amount of discussion is needed before something is
tried,
Try living happily in Germany ...
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http://www.Write4U.de
http://Zoo.Write4U.de
PGP keys available:
Hello Anne!
On Sunday, October 27, 2002 at 7:31:06 PM you wrote:
I'll stick in England thanks Dierk ;-)
I more than understand that ...
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http://www.Write4U.de
http://Zoo.Write4U.de
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The Bat 1.62/Beta6
Hello Anne!
On Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 11:39:11 AM you wrote:
I still feel that there needs to be someting more basic which
answeres the questions of total beginners, and Marck's new Beginners
Zone and a forum will help address that need.
The FAQ.
Let's get that straight, it was asked
Hello Anne!
On Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 11:46:49 AM you wrote:
It'd be nice to see users told that TBUDL exists via the forum and
when forum users feel they are ready to join it then I'm sure they
will if they are interested enough in exploring TB to a greater depth.
Well, I don't think
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Hi Anne,
26-Oct-2002, 11:21 Anne [A] in
mid:19452994068.20021026112131;gmx.co.uk said:
DH 6. Message boards are only useful if they either aren't
DH frequented very often or you be there always. For a
DH pay-per-minute user the last option is
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Hi Anne,
26-Oct-2002, 12:05 Anne [A] in
mid:19055608684.20021026120505;gmx.co.uk said:
MDP The German market for TB is the biggest in the world. Dieter's
MDP work in marketing TB there has given rise to a use base that I
MDP would guess is at least
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Hi Anne,
26-Oct-2002, 12:08 Anne [A] in
mid:7755829593.20021026120846;gmx.co.uk said:
MDP I don't think there's a big deal here.
A Sorry if I'm misunderstanding here Marck - it just comes across
A that some don't want the board to exist per se
Hello Anne!
On Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 1:08:46 PM you wrote:
Sorry if I'm misunderstanding here Marck - it just comes across that
some don't want the board to exist per se
Seems today I am very easily misunderstood. Let me add (again,
methinks), I am *not* against a message board; I
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Barry2 [B] wrote:'
B AIUI - the licence key with V1.x will not be valid for V2.x ???
AFAIK, no. There will be an upgrade charge.
B In that case there will be users who will stay with their version
B
Hello Anne,
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 11:25:34 +0100 GMT (26/10/02, 17:25 +0700 GMT),
Anne wrote:
SM Yahoo and Topica are good examples of these; you can read mail
SM online or you can get it via email or both. This would probably
SM work quite well for everyone, if you don't mind the ads.
Oh no
Good afternoon List Members,
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 at 13:05:30 [GMT +0200] Anne wrote:
Out of interest, was the board instrumental in that marketing or did
it come as a result of the demand from the larger user base Marck?
As Marck already pointed out: it's the latter, of course. I got a lot
Hello Anne,
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 at 11:34:58 [GMT +0100], you wrote:
DZ I will have links to the test boards posted to the list sometime
DZ Sunday, 10/27.
A Great news, Don, we shall look forward to seeing and trying them
A out. And thank you for undertaking this :-)
Moderator
Well, as Marck
Good afternoon List Members,
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 at 13:58:10 [GMT +0200] Dierk Haasis wrote:
I am all for thinking before doing something, [...]
This honors you... Fact is that 80% of s/w users don't like this, don't
like reading/searching before asking. A phonecall or a message means
On 10/26/2002, Dieter Hummel wrote:
Don: So why not ask Ritlabs for permission to run a message board in
English language, to use icons and logos? Just to be on the safe side.
Done. :-)
--
Regards,
Don Zeigler
* bringing you boring sigfiles for over 14 years *
...Anyone who makes an
Good afternoon List Members,
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 at 12:00:07 [GMT +0200] Dierk Haasis wrote:
1. I don't think message boards are the place an absolute beginner
will go to.
That's wrong as evidence shows (may be true on boards just starting,
with low number of members)
2.
Hi Anne!
In message mid:13853237258.20021026112534;gmx.co.uk
on Saturday, October 26, 2002, 5:25:34 AM, you wrote:
SM Yahoo and Topica are good
SM examples of these; you can read mail online or you can get it via
SM email or both. This would probably work quite well for everyone, if
SM you
Hello Barry2!
On Friday, October 25, 2002 at 4:47:03 AM you wrote:
That would only happen if TBUDL and any message list covered the same
ground. What is talked about here is an 'absolute beginners' forum
where new users can get basic help on setting up and using TB!
If a lot of people,
Hello Anne!
On Friday, October 25, 2002 at 5:05:22 AM you wrote:
[...] instead.
Right, instead. So, you have to be on both fora (sorry for the
mistake in the other message -i is 2nd case, -a is plural in Latin;
forum is neutral) - ML and MB.
The MB needs seasoned users for the answers, just
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'Lo Marck,
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:22:58 +0100 your time, you authored this:
MDP I don't know if this has been made clear but the neither the TB list
MDP moderators nor the TB list hosters have expressed any interest in
MDP creating, hosting or
Hi Marck and others!
In message mid:488327688.20021025102258;silverstones.com
on Friday, October 25, 2002, 4:22:58 AM, you wrote:
MDP I haven't said this myself yet, but Allie has said it - I won't be
MDP participating in a message board. Every time I have been forced to
MDP use one, I have
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Hi Simon,
25-Oct-2002, 12:53 Simon said:
MDP I don't know if this has been made clear but the neither the
MDP TB list moderators nor the TB list hosters have expressed any
MDP interest in creating, hosting or moderating such a board.
Accept in
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'Lo Scott,
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 07:15:06 -0500 your time, you authored this:
SM I don't think that anyone who has been online for any length of time
SM will care much for them
- From my own experience, I personally believe that this is not
On 10/25/2002, Marck D Pearlstone wrote:
So. Who's on first base?
Me, I guess.
I will be trying out a few more scripts this weekend... and will then narrow
my choices down to two or three. Next, I will set up a test board for each
and invite participants of this list who have expressed support
Good afternoon List Members,
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 at 01:37:55 [GMT +0200] Jan Rifkinson wrote:
DZ Per an earlier thread I would like to
DZ propose a message board for the purposes
DZ of promoting and discussing the Bat. [...]
I'm sorry. I don't get it. What's the
advantage to that over
Hello mm,
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 09:54:37 -0400 GMT (25/10/02, 20:54 +0700 GMT),
mm Meister wrote:
In order to solve this problem for the new users, clearly they're
intimidated by the industrial look of TB! - why not design a good,
follow-the-steps set of tutorials that can help a new person
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Thomas Fernandez [TF] wrote:'
TF To publish the tutorials on the web means constant updating, as
TF TB's development is quite fast (or maybe it just feels that way
TF to beta testers?), and I cannot promise
Good afternoon List Members,
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 at 17:10:08 [GMT +0200] Thomas Fernandez wrote:
Actually I thought about it. When you look at Eudora, you can go to
any good bookshop and buy a big book called Using Eudora. But for
The Bat, the book would be out of date by the time it is
Hello mm,
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 12:14:48 -0400 GMT (25/10/02, 23:14 +0700 GMT),
mm Meister wrote:
(unless TheBat! someday includes automatic template creation) :0
I wouldn't rule this out... The *only* Bat in the world that uses
*artificial* intelligence. ;-)
I so enjoy your tag lines, Thomas.
Hi Ricardo,
On Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 1:08:59 PM , Ricardo scibbled:
A And one *I* just thought of: The time zones.
RMR what do you mean by that?
What I MEAN is, that if there is a message board in place that there needs
to be (or SHOULD be) moderators from different time zones.
If
Hello Angel,
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:58:48 -0700 GMT (23/10/02, 23:58 +0700 GMT),
Angel wrote:
Folder= Non-English Discussion
That's a bit broad, wouldn't you think?
--
Cheers,
Thomas.
Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste.
It takes money to make money because you have to copy
Hi,
Folder= Non-English Discussion
TF That's a bit broad, wouldn't you think?
Uh, it was an *example* broadly-named to represent the underlying
possibilities (ie: meant to 'spawn ideas'), NOT meant to be an actual
folder ;)
I am sure the actual subjects/folders will obviously be made/named
RMR what do you mean by that?
A What I MEAN is, that if there is a message board in place that there needs
A to be (or SHOULD be) moderators from different time zones.
of course, I guess I wasn't paying attention when reading your message
:)
A If someone is having technical difficulties with TB!
Thursday, 10/24/2002, 5:23 PM
Hi Barry2,
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, at 06:09:51 [GMT +0100] (which was 10:09 PM where I live)
you wrote about: 'Proposal: The Bat! Message Board'
TF TBUDL is supposed to be the beginners' list.
B Maybe so, but there are beginners and beginners and I think there
Hi,
RMR of course, I guess I wasn't paying attention when reading your message
RMR :)
Tis ok.. if I could pay attention, I would be poorer than poor lol
RMR I think you're taking this too seriusly, maybe. If you think a good
RMR web forum should give you a good answer before your bed time, I
A I'm not taking this too seriously, I'm *being* serious about it because
A a message board involves just a ltle bit more than just setting up the
A scripting and plopping it on the server and waiting for traffic.
A I've run a web business since '95 and hosted many message boards; including
A
Hello again,
RMR I don't know your site or your business, but I will guess that the
RMR message boards where set up to provide a commercial service (again,
RMR I'm just guessing). If that's true, then you or someone else had the
RMR responsibility to provide a service, and to do it promptly.
Hello Angel,
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 15:21:33 -0700 GMT (25/10/02, 05:21 +0700 GMT),
Angel wrote:
Uh, it was an *example* broadly-named to represent the underlying
possibilities (ie: meant to 'spawn ideas'), NOT meant to be an actual
folder ;)
I see. ;-)
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Cheers,
Thomas.
Moderator der
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In mid:9180370206.20021024180244;email.com,
Angel [A] wrote:'
A Since my experience on TBUDL and the other TB! lists, I have
A learned one thing that separates TB! from all else and that is
A there IS help out there and it IS *prompt*. Why not
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Ricardo M. Reyes [RMR] wrote:'
RMR But a TB! message board would be a hobby project, driven by
RMR voluntaries, and you can't expect certain level of service in
RMR those boards. You just hope to get
ACM I agree here completely. The message boards success will hinge on
ACM how helpful it is to those who go there. Prompt replies to requests
ACM for help is definitely an important ingredient to encourage use of
ACM the board. I agree that it's not something to take lightly.
Yes... :) That was
Hallo Peter,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:34:41 -0400GMT (23-10-02, 1:34 +0200GMT, where
I live), you wrote:
PK On the other hand, if someone wants the change why not Usenet
PK forum? This can be read on-line or off-line as desired.
Can easily be spammed. Lots of e-mail harvesters. You need
Hello Peter,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 at 19:34:41 [GMT -0400], you wrote:
PK Based on your explanation of the Message Board I agree with you
PK 100%. The current system is much better, especially for people not
PK connected all the time (broadband). I can read it off-line.
This is really more a
Hello List,
if there is a need of a English spoken message board. I have on
running since some weeks. It is a part of my TheBat Info page which
is in the moment in German but will be translated to English soon. The
Board is English. So let me now if there is really a need and i will
configurated
On 10/22/2002, Peter Kerekes wrote:
On the other hand, if someone wants the change why not Usenet forum? This
can be read on-line or off-line as desired. Can download only messages
interested in and ignore others.
It's often difficult to start a new newsgroup. If you want to start one in
the
Hello Gary!
On Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at 7:29:07 PM you wrote:
I too agree in total with Thomas, and for additional reasons, one that
being a webboard is not email, or will be used by email, which is the
essence of TB! Also, by using and contributing to TBUDL, one can practice
with the
Hello Jan!
On Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 1:37:22 AM you wrote:
I'm sorry. I don't get it. What's the
advantage to that over this forum?
Well, to people completely new to e-mailing a web site with posting
capabilities (nothing more than a not-so-fancy database application)
it would be
Hello Peter!
On Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 7:07:07 PM you wrote:
Telling what? I'm more anonymous there? I don't think I'm really
anonymous there [1]
That was my point. Although I do use my real name and a valid e-mail
address I always get into discussions about posting anonymously or
Hello Don,
Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 1:46:18 AM, you wrote:
DZ The author of Pocomail (probably the best client besides the Bat) runs a
DZ support forum for his program, and it sees dozens of posts daily.
I thought it was a puzzle how Slaven could support people through that
webboard.
DZ
Hello Don,
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 at 00:04:17[GMT -0400](which was 05:04 where I
live) you wrote:
DZ Still, although I would like to stick a Bat Board up, there's no point in
DZ doing so if it just sits there with empty forums and no users. That's why I
DZ posted the idea to the list; to get an
Hello Mark
On Wednesday, October 23, 2002, you wrote
It's also loaded with annoying pop-up and pop-under ads. I won't be
going back there again.
-Mark Wieder
Which is why I said no to using a message board. It appears the
viable learning center for newbies remains this mailing list.
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'Lo ETM,
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:23:44 -0400 your time, you authored this:
E Which is why I said no to using a message board. It appears the
E viable learning center for newbies remains this mailing list.
That board may have ads, but others
Hello Mark,
On Wednesday, 23. October 2002 at 16:15:37 [GMT -0700] you wrote:
Thomas-
Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 6:26:04 AM, you wrote:
TM if there is a need of a English spoken message board. I have on
TM running since some weeks. It is a part of my TheBat Info page which
TM is in the
Hi Dierk,
On Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 10:56 AM, you mentioned about Proposal: The Bat!
Message Board:
D BTW, this started with the reference to beginners. Do beginners -
D particularly the mentioned absolute beginners - really are served
D with a newsgroup or a message board?
Good
A And one *I* just thought of: The time zones.
what do you mean by that?
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| (Mar del Plata - Argentina)
| Usando The Bat! 1.60c
Current version is 1.61 | Using TBUDL
On Wednesday, October 23, 2002, you wrote
'Lo ETM,
That board may have ads, but others don't. None of mine do, because I hate
them mostly, and the people that use them do also. So maybe 'the viable
learning center for newbies' seems to have switched back to a possible
message
On 10/23/2002, Richard Wakeford wrote:
But, from what I've been understanding you to be saying in your earlier
posts, the forums are more to attract *new* TB! users via search engines
and such than to take users off this mailing list where I, for one, would
prefer to stay as I've never really
Hello Allie,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 23:20:54 -0500 GMT (23/10/02, 11:20 +0700 GMT),
Allie C Martin wrote:
Here's an example of one that's well developed:
Here is another one that works well and is also well-frequented:
http://www.batworld.de/cgi-bin/batboard/ikonboard.cgi
--
Cheers,
Thomas.
On Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 9:23:04 AM, Don Zeigler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
DZ Per an earlier thread I would like to propose a message board for the
DZ purposes of promoting and discussing the Bat.
DZ This board would be hosted on my web server and would run on either PHPBB or
DZ Invision...
Hi,
Don Zeigler wrote in msgid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :
So, feedback is needed: Good idea? Bad idea? Would you participate in a
message board? Would you be interested in moderating a forum? How many
forums would be required?
I know that there is a German message board dedicated to the Bat.
Don,
On 22-10-2002 15:23, you [D] wrote in
mid:5739275965.20021022092304;donzeigler.com:
D So, feedback is needed: Good idea? Bad idea?
I'll stick with the mailing lists, thank you. For convenience.
--
greeting Best regards /greeting
author Peter Fjelsten /author
thebat version 1.62/Beta6
Hi, Don,
You wrote:
DZ... Per an earlier thread I would like to propose a message board for the
purposes of promoting and discussing... I will link to the forum from my
main page so Google will index the forum pages when it does its normal
crawl.
Great idea.
DZ So, let me know what you think
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'Lo Don,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:23:04 -0400 your time, you authored this:
DZ Per an earlier thread I would like to propose a message board for the
DZ purposes of promoting and discussing the Bat.
As I posted here
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In mid:001301c279d2$0ed79e20$93e0e5cd;premiernet.net,
Mary Bull [MB] wrote:'
MB P.S. Any replies to this Post, please send to TBUDL List. I am
MB temporarily back in Outlook Express and don't know how to set a
MB From field for that in this Client.
Don,
On Tuesday, October 22, 2002, Don Zeigler wrote in
mid:5739275965.20021022092304;donzeigler.com:
DZ Per an earlier thread I would like to propose a message board for the
DZ purposes of promoting and discussing the Bat.
DZ So, feedback is needed: Good idea? Bad idea? Would you participate
Dear Don,
Going back 15:23 22.10.2002...
This server currently hosts my personal site, which has been up two months
and receives several hundred hits weekly. I will link to the forum from my
main page so Google will index the forum pages when it does its normal
crawl.
Should you want, we
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On Tuesday, October 22, 2002, Don Zeigler wrote...
Per an earlier thread I would like to propose a message board for the
purposes of promoting and discussing the Bat.
I'm not sure that it really is a good idea. I mean... that'd make
people look in
Tuesday, 10/22/2002, 8:28 AM
Hi Don,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, at 09:23:04 [GMT -0400] (which was 6:23 AM where I live)
you wrote about: 'Proposal: The Bat! Message Board'
DZ So, feedback is needed: Good idea? Bad idea? Would you participate in a
DZ message board? Would you be interested in
Hello Simon!
On Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at 4:00:45 PM you wrote:
As I posted here mid:8131258953.20021020223212;theycallmesimon.co.uk I think
that The Bat! Support Forums would be of major advantage to existing users
and prospective users alike
Is there a reason everybody interested
Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 2:23:04 PM, Don wrote in message
mid:5739275965.20021022092304;donzeigler.com
DZ So, feedback is needed: Good idea? Bad idea? Would you participate in a
DZ message board? Would you be interested in moderating a forum? How many
DZ forums would be required?
Don,
As I
Hello Jonathan,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:00:08 -0500 GMT (22/10/02, 22:00 +0700 GMT),
Jonathan Angliss wrote:
I think it'd end up meaning those that are interested in helping out
with TB, and helping other users get the most will mean they then have
to watch two different locations instead of
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'Lo Dierk,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 18:17:18 +0200 your time, you authored this:
DH Is there a reason everybody interested in a message board or newsgroup
DH is always *discussing* it? I mean, wouldn't it be a good idea to just
DH start it and see what
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 12:19:32PM -0500 or thereabouts, Joseph N. wrote:
On Tuesday, October 22, 2002, Thomas Fernandez wrote in
mid:14318930794.20021022232631;gmx.net:
TF I don't read webboards, because it is out of the
TF question if you are on a pay-per-minute dial-up.
Thomas
DZ Would you participate in a message board?
No.
Elaine
Current version is 1.61 | Using TBUDL information:
http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
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Thomas Fernandez [TF] wrote:'
TF I don't read webboards, because it is out of the question if you
TF are on a pay-per-minute dial-up.
When on dialup I just never used web boards because of this single
Folks,
Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 8:08:37 AM, you wrote:
j I'd much rather use a message board than a mailing list. Lots of my
Barry2 The important thing is for there actually to *be* a choice ??
Often, a discussion forum is sent as both a mailing list and a newsgroup,
with a gateway doing the
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Hi Dave,
22-Oct-2002, 11:29 -0700 (19:29 UK time) Dave Crocker [DC] in
mid:711462942.20021022112900;dcrocker.net said:
DC Often, a discussion forum is sent as both a mailing list and a
DC newsgroup, with a gateway doing the cross-posting. This lets
Hello Don,
Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 9:23:04 AM, you wrote:
DZ Per an earlier thread I would like to propose a message board for the
DZ purposes of promoting and discussing the Bat.
DZ This board would be hosted on my web server and would run on either PHPBB or
DZ Invision... I'm currently
Hello Gary,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 at 12:29:07[GMT -0500](which was 18:29 where I
live) you wrote:
G I too agree in total with Thomas, and for additional reasons, one that
G being a webboard is not email, or will be used by email, which is the
G essence of TB! Also, by using and contributing to
Hallo Peter,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:45:31 -0400GMT (22-10-02, 23:45 +0200GMT, where
I live), you wrote:
PK I am a user only and are not that familiar with all the
PK technicalities.
PK Is message board same as a Usenet Forum? similar to
PK alt.usenet.off-linereader.forte-agent or do we have
Tuesday, 10/22/2002, 4:34 PM
Hi Roelof,
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, at 01:06:58 [GMT +0200] (which was 4:06 PM where I live)
you wrote about: 'Proposal: The Bat! Message Board'
RO Compare it with a crossover between hotmail and the list-archive.
RO Depending on the settings and the used program the
Hallo Paul,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 16:43:58 -0700GMT (23-10-02, 1:43 +0200GMT, where
I live), you wrote:
PW I totally agree with your thoughts, FN. Let the 'games'
PW begin!
Should that FN not be %TOFNAME ?
Just to enhance the effect...
--
Groetjes, Roelof
DZ So, feedback is needed: Good idea? Bad idea? Would you participate in a
DZ message board? Would you be interested in moderating a forum? How many
DZ forums would be required?
DZ So, let me know what you think of the idea. Thanks.
I wouldn't participate, but I think it's a good idea :)
I
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Gi'day All,
On Wednesday, 23 October 2002 at 01:45:35 GMT +0100^a (which was 10:45 AM
where I live) Barry2 wrote::
B What a newbie to TB! really needs is clear instructions on how to
B set the thing up so they can use it and switch over from their
Hello Dave,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 11:29:00 -0700 GMT (23/10/02, 01:29 +0700 GMT),
Dave Crocker wrote:
A question that might be worth focusing on is what discussion groups are
needed. tbudl is a very general discussion. As has been raised elsewhere,
perhaps there should be a distinction
Hello Anne,
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 00:38:32 +0100 GMT (23/10/02, 06:38 +0700 GMT),
Anne wrote:
(Makes me sound like the TB reading confirmation template! g)
You are definitely infected by the TB fever. There is no known cure.
;-)
--
Cheers,
Thomas.
Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner
Hello Marck,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 20:52:38 +0100 GMT (23/10/02, 02:52 +0700 GMT),
Marck D Pearlstone wrote:
DC Perhaps there should be a separate list for people who offer TB
DC support?
I don't see why TBTECH can't double up with that function - it's the
place where the more technical
On 10/22/2002, Dierk Haasis wrote:
Is there a reason everybody interested in a message board or newsgroup is
always *discussing* it? I mean, wouldn't it be a good idea to just start
it and see what happens? Or is the cost and maintenance today prohibitive?
Not particularly... there are many
On 10/22/2002, Anne wrote:
Also, what is useful if the option to be e-mailed when someone posts a
reply to a forum question - including a quick link back to the reply if
possible?
Most of the scripts I've looked at have this feature -- the user has to turn
it on in their preferences. You can
On 10/22/2002, Joseph N. wrote:
While the division of forums (fora?) which Anne suggested could be helpful
in some ways, I'm concerned that it would exacerbate the big problem with
the message board idea to begin with: more time and effort. There would be
more links to click to view messages,
On 10/22/2002, Gary wrote:
I too agree in total with Thomas, and for additional reasons, one that
being a webboard is not email, or will be used by email, which is the
essence of TB! Also, by using and contributing to TBUDL, one can practice
with the many features in real time usage of TB,
On 10/22/2002, Peter Kerekes wrote:
Is message board same as a Usenet Forum? similar to
alt.usenet.off-linereader.forte-agent or do we have to go somewhere else
for the messages?
You just point your browser to a specific URL to access a message board. If
you're familiar with the old BBS
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Here's an example of one that's well developed:
http://www.dslreports.com/forums
Click on one
On 10/22/2002, Ricardo M. Reyes wrote:
But I think it's a great idea to have a web message board, because it's a
much better way to attract new users to TB!. And for the newbies, I think
it would be much friendlier and comfortable than this high traffic list. I
it would get search engines
On 10/22/2002, Jan Rifkinson wrote:
And for those who pay per minute or are not
working with cable, DSL, ADSL, etc, it
would be expensive a giant pain wouldn't
it?
Lack of speed is the drawback, yes. Most forum scripts now will let you
skin the interface, and for PHPBB, for example,
On 10/22/2002, Paul Wilson wrote:
Sounds like a semi-blog setup. I am a member of several blogs. I have a
throw away address that I use for them. I see a lot of spam on that
address. E-mail harvesters love heavy traffic sites, anything other than
anonymous posting seems a little chancy.
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