Paul Armstrong made this suggestion some time ago and started a forum for this purpose: http://forum.gometric.us/jforum/forums/list.page (I'm a moderator there) Only a few USMA members joined it, and the activity level is not very high. It is not e-mail based at all, you have to go to the site. However, compared to Google and Yahoo groups, it does a better job of keeping topics organized, provides some "rich text" capabilities, handles links and images better (although images have to be hosted somewhere). Whether this forum or a new one, at least take a look at it, and consider the possibilities. Google and Yahoo offer the advantage of being free (although supported by ads around the edges of the page, and "pre-packaged." Software setup is pretty trivial compared to forum software. The ISO8601 (date and time standard) forum is an example of a serious Yahoo group. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISO8601/ You can either get e-mails or go to the site to review messages. Either is a better alternative than the listserver.
--- On Wed, 5/6/09, John Woelflein <[email protected]> wrote: From: John Woelflein <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:45022] Re: Forum instead of listserv? To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 6:04 AM Yes, something like Yahoo groups, several to which I belong. You go to a web site and don't get emails (if you don't want to). On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 10:17 PM, David <[email protected]> wrote: Just a quick suggestion: why doesn't the USMA start using an internet forum instead of a listserv? Forums offer many benefits: 1. Forums are easier to use. 2. You can easily view all replies to a certain topic. 3. Your inbox doesn't fill up with emails, some of which you might not even read. 4. Discussions get indexed in popular search engines which gets us more exposure. 5. It's easier for people to sign up for a forum, which also gets us more exposure. 6. It's easier to see old topics.
