Web forums are OK if the content can also be delivered by email. The web
forum becomes the historical record, the email provides the immediacy
for current content.
Having only a web forum means that I have to go 'somewhere else' for my
content, which means that I would never see it. Getting it in my inbox
(preferable with headers that allow me to reliably folderise the
content) is definitely how I prefer to absorb content from groups. If I
had to go to a separate web forum for all of the groups that I belong
to, I'd never see the content, it's too much trouble.
- Richard, VE7CVS
On 9/11/2017 10:52 PM, Ruben ON3RVH wrote:
Hey Tony,
Just a question, but why would a web forum be unusable to you? The login part is no
problem as far as I can see, there are many password toolkits that'll remember your
password and login for all websites (1password, keepass, .. )
But I would like to know why a forum is unusable. There are many on the net, and if set
up properly and orderly, you can search through them, post comments/questions in the right
place etc
But it would mean more overhead for the maintainer as there's an application to
support and it is likely to get a lot of attention from spammers who try to use the forum
for their spam.
Facebook is all good and well (for those that use it), but not suitable to replace a
mailinglist like this one imho.
I personally don't do threads in my mailbox. That's just not useable to me. I
like my mails sorted on receive date/hour rather than subject. I did try it some years
ago, but I kept missing mails and not reading them, so I went back to my normal layout :)
73,
Ruben - ON3RVH
-----Original Message-----
From: 44Net [mailto:44net-bounces+on3rvh=on3rvh.be@hamradio.ucsd.edu] On Behalf Of Tony
Langdon
Sent: dinsdag 12 september 2017 7:30
To: 44net(a)hamradio.ucsd.edu
Subject: Re: [44net] New Facebook Group
On 12/09/2017 3:36 AM, Lin Holcomb wrote:
I would say that web based forum would be a
significant improvement.
I disagree, go to a web forum and the group becomes all
but unusable for me (assuming I remember to log in, in the first place!). Best compromise
that I can see is to remain here.
--
73 de Tony VK3JED/VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com
_________________________________________
44Net mailing list
44Net(a)hamradio.ucsd.edu
http://hamradio.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/44net
_________________________________________
44Net mailing list
44Net(a)hamradio.ucsd.edu
http://hamradio.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/44net