> I am happy with this list in its current form. I happen to like gmane
> via NNTP and if pressed (i.e. not using my own machine)will use the web
> interface. So I agree with Robin's conclusion albeit for different reasons.
>
I'll take a look at this NNTP /gname interface - sounds interesting. I
TheVeech wrote:
> Usenet - More open than the above two, but vulnerable to the problems
> this can entail. Again, I don't read all the posts, but I find them
> more manageable than Forums
There is another option (mentioned elsewhere in this thread) which is to
use NNTP protocol but not part of
On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 22:04 +, Nik Butler wrote:
> In regards to the Forums Vs Mail List Vs IRC vs Wiki
What about Usenet? There may not be the numbers available yet for a
specific UK Ubuntu Usenet newsgroup, but I can see it being productive
further down the line.
I don't think a Usenet new
In regards to the Forums Vs Mail List Vs IRC vs Wiki
Every form of communication and expression we have at our disposal
should be utilised in as much or as little an framework as possible. It
is hard to determine the vectors into which a new member or interested
user might become integrated into t
On 19/03/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't - to be honest - see why we have to choose one or the other.
> Surely both forums and mailing lists can be used, with people choosing
> their favorite.
>
> Anything important and urgent enough to demand the immediate attention
> of all
On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 11:24 +, Paul Tansom wrote:
> Basically I sign up to forums and that is often as far as it gets. On
> the other side of things, I am subscribed to numerous mailing lists and
> scan through them regularly and where I can help out I do so. Maybe I'm
> more techy than end use
> This is something that has cropped up several times in the year or so I have
> been a member of the team.
>
> I suggested it myself sometime back and volunteered to build a site for the
> purpose, but the overwhelming voice of opinion at the time was that the
> majority
> of the team prefer e-ma
- Original Message -
From: Johnathon Tinsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:26 pm
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Forums
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> > Hey there - thanks for the welcome ;-)
> >
> > I'd tend to agree with you. It&#
This is top posting.
On 19/03/07, Johnathon Tinsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Also, some of the rules of mailing lists elude me still. Can someone tell me
> what "top posting" is, and what I need to do?
Whereas this (which is what you did) isn't.
It can get a bit annoying if everyone top post
> Hey there - thanks for the welcome ;-)
>
> I'd tend to agree with you. It'd be great if the mailing list stuff
> could get shunted to a forum too. I know a couple of LUG's that do
> that.
>
> I suppose it's all pretty dependent on who you want to attract to a
discussion.
Personally, I find em
** Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-03-18 22:52]:
> Hey there - thanks for the welcome ;-)
>
> I'd tend to agree with you. It'd be great if the mailing list stuff
> could get shunted to a forum too. I know a couple of LUG's that do
> that.
>
> I suppose it's all pretty dependent on who you
On 3/19/07, Ben Thorp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Phil
> > I"m happy with this list provided it stays in its present form. Had a
> > look at Gmane and don't like it. Robin
>
> Another possibility (not that I've read the rest of this thread properly, so
> I'm sorry if it's already come up)
> Phil
> I"m happy with this list provided it stays in its present form. Had a
> look at Gmane and don't like it. Robin
Another possibility (not that I've read the rest of this thread properly,
so I'm sorry if it's already come up) is mail2forum (
http://www.mail2forum.com/forums/index.php ) wh
On 3/19/07, Philip Wyett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 18/03/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I checked out the ubuntuforums.org earlier today to see whether or not
> > there was a UK LoCo section there.
> >
> > I was a little surprised to read that the mailing list had voted not
>
On 18/03/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I checked out the ubuntuforums.org earlier today to see whether or not
there was a UK LoCo section there.
I was a little surprised to read that the mailing list had voted not
to have a presence at ubuntuforums.org and I have a little difficul
"Chris Rowson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I checked out the ubuntuforums.org earlier today to see whether or not
> there was a UK LoCo section there.
>
> I was a little surprised to read that the mailing list had voted not
> to have a presence at ubuntuforums.or
Chris,
Chris Rowson wrote:
> Hey there - thanks for the welcome ;-)
You're welcome! Pun intended:-)
> I'd tend to agree with you. It'd be great if the mailing list stuff
> could get shunted to a forum too. I know a couple of LUG's that do
> that.
>
> I suppose it's all pretty dependent on who y
Hey there - thanks for the welcome ;-)
I'd tend to agree with you. It'd be great if the mailing list stuff
could get shunted to a forum too. I know a couple of LUG's that do
that.
I suppose it's all pretty dependent on who you want to attract to a discussion.
After reading that you'd had this di
Chris,
Chris Rowson wrote:
> I am - I know making the assumption that people prefer forums, but I
> think in general this assumption seems to be true. Where mailing lists
> are the mainstay of open source and linux communication I think forums
> would give the group a higher profile and encourage
I checked out the ubuntuforums.org earlier today to see whether or not
there was a UK LoCo section there.
I was a little surprised to read that the mailing list had voted not
to have a presence at ubuntuforums.org and I have a little difficulty
understanding why.
Surely in this day and age, forum
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