List v. Forum
Andy Hilton
andyh at totallybrilliant.com
Mon Dec 30 17:15:23 EST 2013
Andrew
> A forum relies on the someone hosting and maintaining
> it.
Yes - as does this list :)
So I say a hearty cheer to all who do maintain and host it - without you guys we would be wallowing in a forum somewhere - yuk !!
HNY to all
Andy
On Dec 30, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Andrew Pavey <andrew at spelean.com.au> wrote:
> 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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