[Aroid-l] One problem with IAS - Discussion Forums

From: sparky4114 at mac.com (Thom Powell) on 2008.07.15 at 00:51:44(18150) I totally agree. On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:38 AM, Susan B wrote: > Quoted: People have tried to start real discussion forums once in > awhile (my own board, the current UBC board) but they all peter out > and die sooner or later (or languish in a state of slow death), > mostly because the regulars on Aroid-L tend to avoid them. > > > I would think your own example shows that people prefer an email list. > > I do, this is why: I can read what I want on the list while checking > my emails. If I go to a board, I have to find the website and open > it, then look for new postings, then scroll through pages to get to > the newest post, which is often off topic. > Dave's Garden is a good example of this. Reading postings on a > discussion forum takes probably 3X as long as reading on an email > list. +More > > I can also live without smilies. > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20080714/db4acb66/attachment-0001.htm

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