On Monday 21 February 2005 12:31, Michael Vang wrote: > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:27:13 +0100, Per Jessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It would be really nice to have the web-forum bidirectionally gated to > > the mailing list. > > Would you really want 100-200 emails a day?
No. But surely daily digestion is a solution. > > A lot of the forum is chit-chat that is only marginally related to GIMPS... > > I personally prefer a text-based email list over a web-based forum... Me too. In fact I simply can't be bothered with forums. Nor instant messaging, nor even voice telephone. I need to work offline. > The forum is geared towards a different (Younger?) kind of user... Pass. I have nothing against the forum, I just don't want to participate. Quite apart from the fact that the forum seems to require that you stay online (well, not really, but that is what you tend to think) I think one of the problems is that people spout off without thinking. Another problem is that messages which might be interesting are scattered amongst a plethora of seemingly uninteresting threads; you have to wade through tons of garbage to find the odd pearl of wisdom. This is of course a user (misuse) problem rather than a design problem, but it seems real enough to me. Using "anonymous" usernames & the associated silly icons is offputting to me, too. OK for some subjects but surely not neccessary for serious science. Anyone who thinks they really are anonymous should think again... OTOH I can quite see the point that e-mail has become very unfriendly, some people think to the point of unusability, thanks to the sheer volume of spam - over 95% of my unfiltered inbox is from people/organizations I've never dealt with and pertains to goods or services I definitely don't want. Is there a solution that everyone would feel happy with? Regards Brian Beesley _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
