Re: User related mailing list

On 25/08/11 17:33, Mathias Bauer wrote:
> Am 24.08.2011 22:47, schrieb NoOp:
>
>> Hmmm... OK. It was 'tongue-in-cheek' Drew. I'll not even comment on the
>> Sun->Oracle lists transition :-) But I will add this; if OOoA goes to
>> forums only, then I'll not be participating.
>
> I think we all should try to become more open for new development. It is
> clear that mailing lists are easier to handle for the "regulars", the
> most active participants. But OTOH a huge number of users looking for
> help (if not the vast majority) aren't experienced mail users.
>
> The results are known:
>
> - posts without subjects
> - destroyed threads
> - frequent mails with "why do I get all these mails, please help me out
> of here" (and that's just the polite version ;-))
> - quoting disasters
>
> etc.

Like our present "descadastra-me" friend? :-) I take your point. But I 
have a suspicion his type will appear even on a forum, albeit in a 
different guise.

But if anyone wants to think 'new development', there's no reason one 
shouldn't have the best of both worlds. Properly designed, you should 
have a back-end with all the info, and then web forum, mail list and 
newsgroup are purely different interfaces to the exact same database. 
I've no idea if such a thing has been written, but it would surely keep 
everyone happy.


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Mike Scott
Harlow, Essex, England
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