Rich, This isn't quite what I meant. Let me explain.
I'm saying it's the act of *converting* a mailing list to a web forum or message board that kills *that* mailing list community. Mailing lists work, yes. Message boards work, yes. My observation, though, is that the *current* people don't move forward to the message board, or at least don't participate in the same manner. The message board may become bigger, yes, but few of the mailing list people will be part of that bigness. Ed Barnard On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 00:57, Rich Heimlich wrote: > ETM wrote: > > >I don't "do" static messaging forums at all. I do > >use mailing lists because they distribute in real > >time. I download and filter all mail, can't > >imagine going to a board or forum to read > >anything. The mailing list and searchable > >archives work just fine. > > > > > One thing that needs to be factored in regarding this statement is that > we're going to get a HIGHLY skewed perspective having this discussion on > a mailing list. Mailing list fans are going to populate a mailing list. > Web forum fans may not take part in a mailing list. It just wouldn't be > very accurate to assume the interest in web forums is equal to stated > interest, or lack thereof, of interest stated here. In fact, what I see > of web forums is that they tend to appeal to a lot more novice users who > find them much easier to manage and frequent than to bother with mailing > lists, which many find a bit too technical or "different" to bother with. Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
