... or having a REALLY good Thesaurus ... When I find a thread of interest I will copy them to a subdirectory of my emailer.
>>> On 08/25/2011 at 01:41, <[email protected]> wrote: On 24/08/2011 21:04, RA Brown wrote: > Jim Parkhurst wrote: >> I rely on the questions posted and the responses provided. Maybe not >> "heavily" but as a resource to answer questions I may have (or had). >> Some questions are out of my scope. But the information provided is >> valuable to me and to those whom I support. >> >> Jim Parkhurst > > Hi Jim, > > This is the type of information that is needed. Would using a forum work > as well? If not why? I'm another with a dislike of web fora. They've always seemed much harder to use - whether to get a query submitted, or a response or to search archives. And you lose serendipity - with a mail list, you see a stream of questions/answers with the regular email and can leap in (if appropriate!), and fork a thread if necessary; with a forum, you have to make a special effort to look. And Effort is the watchword. -- Mike Scott Harlow, Essex, England -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help =================================== It is back to school, please respect and obey school zones. Our children depend on it. For more information, visit www.txdot.gov/safety/tips/pedestrians.htm -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help
