Yeah, a lot of us read in threads anyway, in gmail or whatever. Even if each discussion was in its own 'room', with space to continue a discussion for longer than this list allows, those rooms/threads would still be poisoned and killed by personal slanging matches and shouting.
I need my emails, too - I'd never visit a forum. But that's just me. I wonder if what we need is a Blog. Kind of like a Yahoo VB List Extra. Longer discussions could be taken out of the group and continued on a blog for discussion in text comments and video comments that we can subscribe to? Rupert --- In [email protected], "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's a real shame that this group never went the way of a "forum". Would could have all > those things you listed in different sections on the forum and then people could post in > the respective areas. > > Those looking for help wouldnt have to be inundated with things they have no interest in > and people that want to duke it out could do so off in a different area. > > Hindsight... > > David > http://www.taoofdavid.com > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > --- In [email protected], "Jay dedman" <jay.dedman@> wrote: > > > > > We all get heated about issues - fine - but if people have got > > > something negative to say about another person, about their > > > motivations or anything that's likely to lead to a personal slanging > > > match, perhaps they could show us the courtesy of having their open > > > and frank discussion on a blog and linking to it here. > > > > andrew did blog it here: http://dembot.com/post/19305296 > > i hear you though. Substance in discussions is necessary. > > We are trying to help each other do better than before. > > > > after one of the blow-ups last year, I made a list last year of what I > > thought the Videoblogging list was for: > > 1. help new people to start videoblogging > > 2. discuss new tech and its implications > > 3. discuss what we need...and build it! > > 4. let new companies know what is expected community behavior (after > > we agree what it is) > > 5. discuss creator's rights > > 6. gossip and fight > > > > we are certainly a chaotic crowd and "gossip and fight" is just a group dynamic. > > doesnt mean we got to encourage or stand for it....but here we are. > > > > Jay > > > > -- > > http://jaydedman.com > > 917 371 6790 > > Video: http://ryanishungry.com > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman > > Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ > > RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 > > >
