On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 14:40 +1000, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > On Tue, 14 Aug 2007, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > I'd like to see forums on the site. > > > I think they are more convenient and simpler to use than mailing > > > lists. > > > Sorry if this has been covered before. > > > > I prefer mail lists. (personal preference) > > I'd add that I have 14 mailing list memberships and a few more forum ones. I > Mailing lists do get things done, not as fast as irc, but faster than forum > exchanges.
I have a multitude of maillist memberships. > Finding old stuff means you need a good search engine and good search > strategies - and then mailing list or forum gives no advantage. Mailist provides the means of searching through archives much easier and simpler since it's all in the user's desktop/laptop and it's all threaded and you can use it when one does not have an I-net connection available. (like me) > I'd expect more newer users wanting a forum and less older users, and > that > with time there will be enough interest to maintain a forum - someone > has to > read and answer the posts, remove spam, and maintain some order when > arguments develop. Hey.. who're you calling old?? :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
