I have to go along with this also. I am on another Forum and just can't navigate it so I don't go there anymore. I am from the old school and not computer smart, I just can't get with it on a forum. I have been with this list since day one, I would not like to see it changed. Tony --- "Niclas (Gmail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Personally I prefer it as it is... an email list. I > like to know at once > when a post has been submitted. My email tells me > that and I will hear it > from the other end of the apartment, while a forum > page has to be updated > manually to show any changes. > I also like the simplicity to arrange interesting > posts in folders and also > saving as files. > > ... and IMO it does give a more personal feeling > than a forum. > > Those were my 2 cents... > > Chris: Old deleted posts can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/index.html > and can be offlist > replied to. > > I don't know if they are there FOREVER, but I got as > far back as > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00000.html, > Dec 7th, 2001... > perfectly good enough to me. > > /Nick > > > On 11/14/07, Chris Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > A few observations from someone who used to > contribute a fair bit but who > > is now a lurker. > > > > With the major advances in the last few years with > website indexing > > through search sites such as Google, to get any > kind of new blood in to a > > site you need to have content that Google can > crawl. > > > > As far as I am aware, after a message is posted on > VFB and deleted from > > the Inbox of people it is gone forever. E-mail > lists will never be able to > > compete with forums where information is held > forever. > > > > The forum based groups have so much more to offer > and are a lot more > > versatile than e-mail groups. The cost of running > a forum is minimal - in > > fact it can be as good as free. There would be no > need to request dues from > > anyone.... > > > > There is no content on the net for the VFB for > people to pick up on, hence > > the lack of new posts coming through. > > > > Please don't view this as an attack on VFB, it is > just honest feelings > > about e-mail lists, and is constructive rather > than destructive. > > > > Chris > > -- > > Complete Fisher Forum > > www.completefisher.com/forum > > > > Complete Fisher Site > > www.completefisher.com > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ
