Some people have a burning hate for forums :) Maybe we should have a poll? Enough people want it and we can put one on away3d?
However with a forum + mailing list, that's two places to check, which seems a more primitive solution than just having one place. -Pete On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Fabrice3D <[email protected]> wrote: > Just want to add another detail if you are mac based: > I don't like the online googlemail interface and preffer have all in Mail. > I use the online gmail one only to change settings or add filters. > Mail supports gmail pretty well and even sync it all to your phone. > Make a map "on my mac" go to the account and make a rule --> all messages > go to this map > it extremely easy to search and keep all together. > To me, its way more flexible than a forum, as online forums are just > another open window and you have to refresh the pages to read the > threads/answers. > html browsing is just not my thing :) > > That having said, nothing stops you to start one! I recall that for PV3D > and Sandy a few were online and pretty popular... > But be aware that a good forum requires maintenance, moderation and will > eat quite a few hours of your free time per week. > > Fabrice > > On Mar 26, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Bob Warfield wrote: > > Darcey, they don't even have to do that. Just go to the Google Group and > edit your membership to say you'll read it on the web. Then read it on the > web just like a forum. > > Best, > > BW > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Darcey Lloyd <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 1. Are you aware that google mail and other mail like hotmail and yahoo >> offer filters? >> >> 2. Are you aware that you can send emails directly to these folder so they >> never appear in your inbox? >> >> 3. Are you aware that these email folders will have a number next to them >> stating how many you have unread? >> >> >> The combination of Archiving all these emails into a folder and then being >> able to search through them all via keywords, attachments, date, from, to, >> starred, unstarred etc etc etc makes for a resource much like a forum (in my >> opinion - butter than phpbb3 etc), just you can access it anywhere you can >> get your email. It would be the same as searching the google group for >> Away3D just from your inbox. Which at the end of the day is list of posts >> which you can search, same functionality as a forum. >> >> Personally I love it this way, I have over 4000 emails in the folder, a >> resource I love, my first place of searching if I ever have a question or an >> issue, the next is google directly and then I post on the google group. >> >> GMail guide: >> 1. Create a Label eg. Away3D (Choose a colour for it, so it shows up in >> your inbox neatly) >> 2. At the top next o the button search the web, there is a text link >> labeled "create a filter" >> 3. In the from field enter "[email protected]" and click next >> step button >> 4. Tick the box apply the label and choose the "Away3D" label you just >> created >> 5. Now if you want to auto skip the inbox and go to your Away3D mail >> folder tick the box "Skup the inbox" >> 6. Tick the box right hand side of the create filter button labeled "Also >> apply filter to x conversations below", this will label all the emails you >> have had from the group previously and perform the actions on all them too. >> 7. Click create filter >> >> As for yahoo and hotmail, the process would be similar. >> >> >> A forum would be nice, don't get me wrong, but I don't feel I am missing >> out on anything having it this way. >> >> D >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 26 March 2011 20:35, Páll Zoltán <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> i agree, tho Gmail's Priority Inbox helps a lot :) >>> >>> Z. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Jesse Nicholson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Agreed, it's kinda starting to piss me off I almost unsubscribed cause >>>> I'm tired of getting 10 million emails a day. I have contributed and >>>> enjoy doing it but I don't want to be forced to get every single >>>> message. A forum is a perfect idea I think the fact that you have to >>>> go digging in pretty much any email client for newsgroup settings says >>>> it all. >>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- ___________________ Actionscript 3.0 Flash 3D Graphics Engine HTTP://AWAY3D.COM
