> > On 1/26/06, Alex Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It will also result in quite a few current readers of this list no longer > > > being able to follow discussions. There are quite a few who detest the > > > forum > > > format (I'm one - I fond them clunky and very difficult to use, and > > > invariability very slow - Email has disadvantages, but IMO fora have even > > > more.
The problem is that an e-mail list also prevents a lot of people from participating in discussions. I really dislike e-mail discussion lists and only subscribe to them if there is no other choice. I prefer forums much better because my e-mail box does not get cluttered up with thousands of discussion messages. With a forum, I go in when I want, and only when I want, view the discussions I want, and only receive e-mail notifications of topics I want. I don't have to subscribe to the entire website; I can subscribe to specific threads only if I want to. In a nutshell, forums give the user MUCH more control over how they participate in discussions than an e-mail list which sends every single topic to your e-mail. Even in digest form, its annoying. With an e-mail discussion list, you have to sort through ALL the discussions to find what you want, with a forum, you read only what you want to read. Plus you can search a forum saving you time. For some, e-mail discussion lists are better, but for many, a modern forum is much much better. Scott M. Stolz http://www.wistex.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
