Or if it was possible to license the yahoo groups software so it
could be redone on a much larger server and without ads, that'd be
better than the forums, as - at least then - you could get the
responses to posts in your email.
Plus, with a big server space, users could post screenshots of
products, bugs, etc.. in the Photos section, handy classes, modules,
or windows (or program demos) in the Files section, and links to
other useful resources, and so on in the Links section. Plus, at
least you can reply to a specific post without having to log in,
navigate a forum to the correct section, and then navigate to the
message in question.
And it would free us from having to worry which one of us is going
to host it and risk shutdown due to bandwidth restrictions on typical
'home user' web hosting companies.
Of course, it would have to be moderated (or at least the group
owner would have to be willing to 'lay down the law' w/regards to
group spam.) to avoid it becoming a cesspool of the internet like
NNTP, and many other Yahoo groups that aren't moderated.
Yes, I know there are those of us on this list who do not like
Yahoo groups, but I still think they're better than most forums
regardless of which forum software is used (most seem to be PhpBB or
some similar variant.) Just my $0.02 worth.
On Feb 5, 2007, at 11:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You know, we should maybe look at this as an opportunity. RS has done
a fine job of running the lists, but as a community, it's possible
that
we'd have the collective resources to do even better. If the site
running the mailing list also hosted other RB resources -- for
example,
a wiki or a resource directory like rbgarage -- then it could all tie
together into a community-support site better than anything we've had
before. This may be just dreaming, but it's something to shoot for.
Speaking of RBGarage.com, that'd be a sensible place for the new
mailing lists, in that it's stable, already RB-themed, and Dave has
shown a long-term commitment to RB support already. Of course Charles
has too with his valuable DeclareSub.com site. What other RB
community
sites should we be discussing?
Best,
- Joe
--
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Verified Express, LLC "Making the Internet a Better Place"
http://www.verex.com/
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