On Feb 05, 2007, at 10:43 AM, Joseph Nastasi wrote:
On Feb 5, 2007, at 11:36 AM, Dana Mason wrote:
We are looking into some options for our forum, like email
notification, to give you a similar "push" to what you experience
from a mailing list, while still keeping all of the data in one
location.
I guess I'm going to be the one old timer that isn't too surprised
or upset by this. One, the beta list stays, which makes sense
because RB needs to make it as convenient as possible since they
are getting free testing and feedback in return.
I've been using other forums for a while and so long as I can get
an email when a new topic pops up and when I get a response back
from something I posted, I really don't care.
I personally don't find them that slow, but I have a fast
connection and maybe am just lucky.
It's obvious that the real reason for this is to drive more usage
to the forums which is another way to plaster the RB name in the
search engines. Frankly, it's a very smart move when one looks at
the big picture.
Considering the other issues with RB that have caused me great pain
over the years, I just don't think this a huge deal. And I really
don't think it's going to cause the "elders" to disappear, either.
I'm betting that non-RS sponsored mailing lists will probably be
mere shadows of the RS-sponsored ones. Also, it in an advantage to
have the RS engineering staff officially monitor the forums.
Sure, there are a fair number of 13 year old posters, so what?
Aaron and the others are not spending *that* much time on them.
There have been actual RB issues that have prompted me to re-
evaluate my use of RB, but dumping the lists is not even remotely
in the same league of importance, IMHO. My world won't come to an
end because of this as opposed to some of the other issues, which
cost me $$$$$$$.
My suggestion is take a deep breath and let RS implement the
improvements Dana has suggested. That said, RS needs to make those
changes ASAP!!!!!
I just find the forums not very usable because :
1) slow especially so for all those folks who still use dial up. I
had to resort to that recently and I could handle email quite well
but the forums were a definite non starter on a 28.8 modem
2) can't be accessed offline (where you can always read your email)
3) it's blocked in some work places so if you're working on
something and need an answer you may not be able to even get to them
4) they are not as searchable as your local mail (Spotlight is
awesome for this function)
5) there's no "push" to the forums so unless some one is actively
perusing them you'll wait longer for a reply than the lists. While
you can get notified about replies to a specific question you may not
get all the other "chatter" which can also be valuable.
But, you right this is NOT the biggest fish REAL has to fry.
REALbasic is
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