At 09:20 AM 4/3/99 +1200, Mike Baranowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>As far as I can see, the only major problem with photo.net is that >>you cannot post by e-mail, and that is indeed a major problem for >>those without web access. However, unfortunately, a lot of people >>simply oppose it without understanding the pros and cons. I personally can't stand web based forums. I find them hard to use. The ones I have seen allow you to click on the next message in a thread, but you have to hit the back button through each previously read message to get back to the main list. Its also hard to access it from multiple computers. Given that I can have Eudora on a couple of different machines and have one set to "leave the mail on the host", I can read the messages at home or at work and know which messages I have read and have not. Since the web based ones are based on your browser history file, reading it from home or from the office results in two different histories that are annoying. These are just a couple of reasons I don't like web based forums. There are nice things about them, I have to admit, like being able to include photos and styled text if it fits, but its not worth the change in paradigm. >The bottomline is that as far as I know, there is still nobody with time >>and resources to replace the great work Andrew Donkin has been doing >>in the last 5 years. If the majority wants to keep it as an e-mail Digest, >>who is going to replace Andrew? Those are two separate issues. There are many sites that will run email lists for free. But someone has to maintain them, and Andrew has done a great job in that area. >Regarding Postings, it appears that you MUST post via a web page. >This is a negative for some worth considering. > >I agree that Andrew Donkin has provided a GREAT service. If THIS >discussion group MOVES to a web-based service, I have a feeling that >some will reduce their activity, or stop all together. Well, there are currently web based Nikon groups (The Nikon club at Yahoo for instance) and they are so low traffic its not even funny. Email lists work because of the Email paradigm. Its delivered to me, I can work on it and send it out. Web based requires hunting for stuff. Email is something I have to do, browsing web sites is optional. If the mailing list isn't waved in front of my nose, I'm probably not going to read it or contribute to it. Rob -- Rob Miracle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Be patient or be a patient. -- Anton Devious http://www.mpgn.com/
