Those are good points however in the email from the forum it gives you the topic response which can be filed just like the mail list. If mail list is the method of choise for you then maybe a link on the LinuxCNC.org site to make it more friendly for new comers. I still prefer the forum.
Thanks, Shannon Watson swat...@mpm1.com Phone: (316) 945-1227 MPM Inc. 2100 S West Street Wichita, KS 67213 > ----------------------------- > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:47:46 -0500 > From: Shannon Watson <swat...@mpm1.com> > Subject: [Emc-users] mail list over forums? > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <7c5abdea-64fc-4f73-9a75-5de97d25c...@mpm1.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Why do you choose the email list over using a community forum? I really > appreciate the mail list being available to communicate with you but, it's > kinda antiquated. This is 2013 the buliten board system has been replaced > with newer better technologies. We have the internet and community forums. I > have a computer in my pocket that runs on a google developed system. It would > be beneficial for the mail list to be retired and a movement to the forms > take place. I'm glad you asked. Fourms are current, everyone knows how to use > a forum they teach 3rd graders in school how to use a forum. LinuxCNC.org has > a link to the forums. The people that are new to LinuxCNC can find the forum > to ask questions. If you really want this to become popular it needs to be > convenient, not hidden in the IRC or mail list. I had to register to use the > forum just list using the mail list. I'll see you in the forum. > > Thanks, > Shannon Watson > swat...@mpm1.com > Phone: (316) 945-1227 > MPM Inc. > 2100 S West Street > Wichita, KS 67213 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:59:53 -0400 > From: Bruce Layne <linux...@thinkingdevices.com> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] mail list over forums? > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <51ddaf29.1070...@thinkingdevices.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Forums require users to visit them and participate. An email list > arrives in my inbox. That's both an advantage and a disadvantage. It > keeps the topics in front of me on a daily basis and keeps me involved > but it does clutter my inbox. Despite the best of intentions, I > generally won't visit an online forum as part of a community. I'll go > there if I have a question, hang around a bit so I don't feel like a > leech, but life intervenes and I forget to keep hanging around learning > about LinuxCNC and helping others when I can. > > It's also easier for me to save the emails that have useful info so I > can search offline later. That's another advantage of the email list. > But then again, I'm email-centric. I'm accustomed to filing email for > later reference. Cutting and pasting info from a forum post into a file > is more hassle and not nearly as searchable, although I do realize that > the online forum can be searched. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
