Re: Suggestion - a Web forum

[Michael Ross <michael e ross gmail com>]

Of course I have been in this forum for years (and other very safe - text based mailing lists), I will state forthwith that I like this list the way it is.  Maybe it is like an old shoe - no new one can quite compare.  It requires a minimum of effort to review the messages and reply.  Having run lists like it, I know that this format minimizes administrative duties, a very good thing when time resources are short.  The time to set this list up is a sunk cost, not recurring.

It is true that searching for past information is less easy, but honestly the older messages won't reflect the subsequent good work that has gone on, and fewer people than you might think ever do search archives.

Anyway, I wouldn't do it.  And wouldn't like having to use another forum.

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:27 AM, <one_elengr hushmail com> wrote:

Hello,

I wonder if anyone would be able to set up a Web forum for the same
purpose as this mailing list.  Other open-source software projects
have forums, and I find that to be a much more convenient way to
browse discussions than a mailing list.

Forums normally allow all new messages to be e-mailed automatically
to subscribers who so choose, so that people can still get the
discussion traffic in their e-mail inbox if they prefer.

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