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Hi,
Re: Web Based Forum vs. This Email Based One
From: Daniel Armstrong
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2004
Time: 11:11:16 am
I think that a web-based forum is a good idea (and my preferred method).
My 'Optigold' folder has 18970 messages, and that's only 2 years worth =
of
posts! Searching that many messages (which I do regularly) is a chore, =
and
I'd like to have access to the forum when I'm not at my personal =
computer.
I subscribe to several other online forums and they have the same sense =
of
'community' and quick response time as this list does.
Recently one of our e-mail lists became an online-forum
(http://www.askalligate.com) and I think it's been a well-received =
change.
Of course, a forum is only as good as the data it archives and the =
members
who post. The new Alligate forum seemed a bit lame for the first couple =
of
weeks because there were very few posts and only a handful of members, =
but
now it's getting back up to speed.
Thanks,=20
Daniel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: isp-list@optigold.com [mailto:isp-list@optigold.com] On Behalf =
Of
> Shawn Hogan
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 1:03 PM
> To: Optigold ISP List
> Subject: [Optigold ISP] Web Based Forum vs. This Email Based One
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> I'm thinking of moving this forum to be a web based one rather than an
> email
> based one.
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> Email spam has become such a rampant problem that many times people =
miss
> things in an email forum (myself included).
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> A web based forum would also allow some things an email system does =
not:
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> - Better searching of existing topics
> - Classification of threads (bugs, feature requests, etc.)
> - Optional email subscriptions (if you want to be notified about a =
thread
> via email, you still can)
> - Private messaging between users (including us) so no need to rely =
on
> email
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> Anyone have any objections, thoughts, etc.?
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> - Shawn
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> ----------------------------------
> Shawn D. Hogan
> President, Digital Point Solutions
> http://www.digitalpoint.com
> (858) 452-3696
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