1. Re: Forum Only (Was Re: Improvement that Everybody Will Agree With:
Pete Lomax wrote:
>
> Craig Welch wrote:
> >
> > Gary Shingles wrote:
> >
> > > Logging in and seeing a list of new messages would really help.
> >
> > Oh, just as happens for those of us who use email?
>
> I am on your side.
> I loved the fact that you could delete some, move some to different folders,
> ignore threads, keep some forever, mark items you wanted to reply to or
> investigate
> tomorrow, filter enemies, etc.
>
> It was so, so nice.
>
> But it's gone, really, it's gone.
>
> Web interfaces and forums are /so/ crap in comparison to email.
> So completely impersonal. So completely inflexible. And quite slow.
>
> I am struggling, on the newly adopted webface, with the fact that if I feel
> a need to reply, pretty much I have to do so NOW, or the chance has gone
> forever.
> So much for carefully considered response (ntiweagat).
>
> But spam or something like it killed the email list stone dead.
> Topica now takes 4 or 5 days to forward a message, randomly.
> Strangely, I just can't hold a conversation like that.
>
> cmiiw (please!)
> Pete
Back in the day when this was a listserv, I used it for awhile but it filled up
my inbox. Then I tried Topica for awhile, same thing. Using RSS was okay but
replying to messages brought me to the web interface anyway.
I prefer the web interface but I would even more prefer a forum. I use several
internet forums as it is now and I don't have a problem with speed. Of course, I
am almost sure to read almost every message anyway...
One thing I notice about mailing lists as well as forums is that it can be hard
for newer people to fit into the existing community. However that should not be a
problem for many of us who have been here for years...
Other nice thing abouts forums is that they have a preview feature, which I
really like, as well as the ability to edit and/or delete your messages. And most
forums let you use BBCode and images. You can quote even very old messages. I
like the quoting facility in forums better.
Well, I guess email offers many of the same advantages but I've just never
gotten used to it. I use email for email and forums for forums. They just seem
like two totally separate things.
Listfilter is *almost* as good as a forum. Clicking on a title gives you
*almost* the same as a threaded interface.
(What's "ntiweagat" and "cmiiw"?)
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--anonymous
"Any performance problem can be solved by removing a level of indirection."
--M. Haertel
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--C.A.R. Hoare
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