> Some general questions regarding the ongoing provision of information on the > aforementioned forum: > > 1. What happens to the archive of posts if "teamprimerib.com" suddenly > disappears? Is it lost forever?
I doubt we are going anywhere... :) The resources for this site allow for a BBS that is much larger than what we currently have... > 2. Are these messages really going to be archived anyway? Will messages expire > beyond a certain age? Pruning is turned off... If someone wants a copy of the database it will be freely available once I figure out how to strip it of sensitive data... I'm new to MySQL, but I'm sure this is trivial... > 3. Also, although less significantly, does the hosting site automatically gain > ownership of all the material posted? Some sites seem to think they do, although > I haven't checked this one. All content is owned by GIMPS, not TPR... George calls the shots... Someday I'd like to have one of those little legal warning things written to that effect, but my knowledge of legal stuff is nonexistant... > Certainly an archived and freely available mailing list would be a safer bet for > all three of the above. I agree, but a forum is a good way to attract new GIMPS members (Our primary goal!) who are more in tune with that type of medium... It is also a bit more "chatty"... This allows people to get to know each other better... It is also a lot more fun! > However, I'm not against original and accessible ways to make information > accessible, of course, so don't take this as a flame against the forum :-) :) All suggestions for improvement are appreciated... You have valid concerns and if you want to talk further please contact me... Mike (Xyzzy) _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
