Josh,
Posting something new requires going online. This ensures starts the topic. Once you get the email notice, you can add to any topic on the notice. You'll also get notice of other replies. While you can keep copies of emails, this forum really needs you to be online to use all the features. I do have copies of emails on my phone but the amount of info kept is limited without an internet connection. I just tried putting my phone in airplane mode and turning off Wi-Fi. There's now nothing available in my gmail 'All Mail'. Ron From: Josh Muckley [mailto:muckl...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 8:03 AM To: C&C List; Ron Ricci Subject: Re: Stus-List Email List or Forum Ron, I understand that you get notices via email but can you participate in the "forums" via email? For me, the strength of the list is that I don't have to do anything above and beyond checking/reading/sending email. I can control the stream with all of the traditional email routing rules. Users might find it useful to set up a rule which automatically moves ANY email with "cnc" in the "FROM:" field into a new folder called "C&C List". I did this when I started using the list and now it is almost like I have 2 email addresses. I never get C&C stuff in my main email stream. I could also turn off the notifications and/or sync for the C&C List folder so that I only looked at it when I felt like it not because it kept notifying me. Others have given directions for searching the wealth of knowledge by using some google magic and limiting the search criteria to the cnc-list site. I can't recall the exact syntax. The emails are also kept in my email archives till I delete them. There have been plenty of times I've been able to answer my own questions simply by searching my own email archives...on my phone...without internet access. Josh On Mar 14, 2015 7:37 AM, "Ron Ricci via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Stu, First, thank you for all the work you have put into setting up the list and maintaining it. I am glad this topic has come up. It is somewhat difficult to follow multiple emails which usually repeat what has already been said. If it could be done, I'd enthusiastically vote for a forum. The town that I live in has a social networking forum called Nextdoor Harvard. See https://harvardma.nextdoor.com/about_us/. We have about 6000 residents of which about 2000 have signed up for Nextdoor Harvard. There is no cost to operate the forum and it is very flexible. I get one email a day that summarizes new topics and new replies for that day. (One can select getting new topics as they are posted.) If you reply to a topic, you'll automatically get other replies as they occur. There is a method to control who can be a member. You can browse by topic. There is provision to store documents for download and a classified section. If you are interested, I'll contact Nextdoor to see if they would allow a 'neighborhood' of boat owners. I can also find out from the guy who maintains the forum, what effort is required. Regards, Ron Ronald V. Ricci S/V Patriot C&C 37+ Bristol, RI <mailto:ron.ri...@1968.usna.com> ron.ri...@1968.usna.com _____ List On Mar 13, 2015 5:32 PM, "Stu via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Recently, some of our subscribers have indicated that they would like to have a "Forum" similar to "cruisersforum" or "sailnet" instead of an email list (like this one). PROS: 1. Eliminate the costs related to the email list 2. Follow a thread easier without having to read multiple emails. 3. Easier to find past, archived messages and threads. 4. Possible addition of public and private photo albums. 5. Easily moderated by more than one person. Threads can be deleted and undesirable subscribers blocked. 6. No more 20-30 emails a day. Visit the site at your convenience and view the latest topics since your last visit. CONS: 1. Forum software runs from free to around $250 depending on additional enhancements. 2. Might (???) require additional disk space and bandwidth on hosting site. ($$$$) 3. Installation - I've done it before and it does take some time. And a bit more time involved to get it tweeked to perfection. Bottom line - would you rather have a FORUM or continue using this list? It does not matter to me. Stu _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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