List v. Forum

[Simon Dorset]

I don't contribute much to the list, but I do find it a very easy to access
resource full of useful information. I'm not sure that a forum would be so
simple to search for known wisdom.



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From: omnisdev-en-bounces at lists.omnis-dev.com
[mailto:omnisdev-en-bounces at lists.omnis-dev.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Pavey
Sent: 30 December 2013 21:51
To: OmnisDev List - English
Subject: Re: List v. Forum

I Like 'THE LIST". I've been reading it since the days it was hosted on
lanl.gov. I currently have a series of Eudora mailboxes containing all the
posts since '96. It is valuable resource, always at my fingertips.  A forum
relies on the someone hosting and maintaining it. The current system allows
us all to archive the messages as we see fit.  If it ain't broke don't fix
it.

Attracting developers to  Omnis is not the job of the list contributors. TL
could provide a more easily discoverable link to the list. Our job is to
help each other including new developers.

and Happy New Year to All from the sunny south.

Andrew Pavey

At 10:25 AM -0700 30/12/13, Doug Easterbrook wrote:

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>I've always liked the list approach -- it is like getting a daily 
>post of items that are specific to my community.   I can (and do) 
>store them in my email folders and I can search them offline at any 
>time ---  I find that useful.   and I find our list intimate
>
>Forums -- you have to 'go' to them and I've never found a forum that 
>was particularly organized in any effective manner.   Always 
>billions of questions, billions of threads and finding what you want 
>-- not easy.   Just been my experience..... its been too hard to see 
>a linear thread of the topics of the particular day.
>
>
>that being said --- I can live with whatever the group decides. 
>all that I ask is that we stick to having the list/forum on one 
>place.   There may be advantages to having it on something like 
>stack overflow (as an example) ---  because it could cause others to 
>wonder what this thing called studio is.  Might be good,  might not.
>
>just -- whatever is decided --  please lets pick one place.
>
>
>Doug Easterbrook
>Arts Management Systems Ltd.
>mailto:doug at artsman.com
>http://www.artsman.com
>Phone (403) 536-1205    Fax (403) 536-1210
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