Suggestions for RDS
Hello,
This is just my opinion, but...
1./
As someone said in an earlier post, the listserv is NOT sufficient. More
often than
not, my posts don't even make it to the list. As well, I spend a lot of time
sorting
throught the 'Junk' that I'm not interested in.
I believe it is essential that Rob investigate a better forum, where posts
are sorted
into topics AT LEAST! Please Rob, if only for the benifite of RDS. I've done
some
investigating in the past for RDS, as well as for my own site, and I do agree,
that the
free boards are just too much a pain in the behind. Not to mention, I don't
think they
would like the idea of a Commercial business utilizing their FREE forum.
I've seen many that allow users to select which topics they would like to
have sent
to their email. This I like very much. This allows the users to keep in touch
with topics
of interest. Although, they would still have to check the forum periodically for
new
topics.
2./
If RDS would implement a chat board on the site, I think that's the only way
that Eu
will have one. Otherwise, it's just too difficult to coordinate it without the
support of
RDS.
3./
A project board!! What better way to congregate users of similar interest?
This
would also allow, people to team up much more easily, making development of new
libs/progs extremely faster.
4./
Like Ray said..
A polling list. Where users could add their comments, and/or suggestions.
Allowing RDS to see exactly what the public demands. Though I don't like the
idea of
having to pay extra for more features. My main attraction to EU was that it was
free in
the beginning. After using it for quite a while I was very happy to pay for a
registered
version. BUT, IMHO, as Eu stands it IS still just a hobby language. And if it
were a
commercial development langauage, I would have NEVER been attracted to it.
5./
possibly set up a way for the more sophisticated libs/progs to be
compensated for
their efforts. Unfortunately, although I like the idea of the micro-ecomomy, it
isn't
sufficient compensation for the work involved to get anything out of it. Has
anyone
earned enough Eu$ to pay for the latest copy of EU? I personally could care less
about a $5 discount on my purchase. (And that's typically a LOT of coding to
earn
even that much EU dough). Especially considering that the users who will be
motivated by the micro-economy, are mostly newbies, looking to possibly earn
their
reg'd copy of EU.
At least consider the top four. This will benifit RDS above and beyond even the
users.
But will also help to organize, production of better quality, apps and libs that
will
benifit everyone including the progress or Euphoria.
Any comments anyone?
Chris Bensler
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