Re: [lace-chat] arachne on a msg board

2005-07-24 Thread Steph Peters
On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:33:38 +0100, Jean wrote:
A couple of years ago, a very kind lady t an ISP set anothr list up for us, 
but no-one went over to it.
At the time this surprised me, because I can see that having a repository
for pictures has advantages.  However I think I've worked out why.  Arachne
has always been a text email list.  Amongst those who are interested in lace
messages, the ones who positively like text tend to stay on arachne a lot
longer than those who would prefer web based messages.  There must be
lacemakers who would prefer html email, pictures and web based mail, but I
bet few of them stay.

Bev, to get what you want you need to find these people and get enough
interest to make a web based message board viable as well as arachne.  Most
of the arachne membership would stay because they prefer text,  some would
join a web based group as well but I don't think all that many would leave
the email list.
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Re: [lace-chat] arachne on a msg board

2005-07-21 Thread Helen
The other advantage of email, apart from shorter download times (if not 
using webmail) and the fact that you can access it from your mobile if you 
so wish is that you can normally get away with checking email at work if 
you do use something like Yahoo or Hotmail but checking a forum might be 
frowned on :o)


Helen




Helen, normally in Somerset, UK but back in Poole, Dorset for the summer

Forget the formulae, let's make lace



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re: [lace-chat] arachne on a msg. board

2005-07-20 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone, nice subject line, T.

I mailed this to my other self so I could cut and paste easily. And have
mailed it back again to post to chat (where I feel comfortable nattering
on and hope that those who aren't remotely interested have now deleted, or
scrolled through...rather than waste space on lace)  - these are stolen
moments, as I am employed for the next while where my time isn't my own -
but after it's over, I shall have some bargaining power towards new toys
(or perhaps a lace conference or two somewhere in this world.. unless the
$ is bespoke by something less interesting)

T's last bit to my last bit:

 Despite that it is a moot topic, I just thought I'd mention it

Well, actually...  Moot means debatable, undecided, not something
on which the conclusion is already foregone. The law school at our U


yes of course - except I don't think in the absolute of which you
describe. I would  point out there are other (lace) worlds out there ;)

Just as having to remember to check a message board for messages -
instead of having them shipped directly to my inbox - makes it a step
removed...

you have the option to subscribe to a particular thread, with the click of
a button, and unsubscribe (also with a click) the minute you're no longer
interested - you are notified by e-mail when new messages have been posted
since your last visit. Newbies (and oldbies) can read threads to find
previously discussed information, and you can cut and paste essential bits
into, for instance, a text document in your own computer, for referral

hassle. Also because the messages which would have been
interesting/amusing had they landed in my box automatically, were not
all that interesting when I had to seek them out.

a shame that the interesting dynamics as on this board were lacking. But
they do try, and I note there have been some postings since I was last
there.

The moment your lace-topia (my lace-nightmare g) arrives, I'm outa
there...


but you should visit first - how else would you know what it's like?

Which, I'm sure, would please many, who find me past due
date, because of my acidity.

LOL I think you are sweet, actually - but opinionated vbg

a text-only, e-mail list. She *had*, BTW, started Arachne as a message
board list; it flopped...

ah, I missed that, because I didn't join until arachne was at least 6
months underway -  but that was then, and this is now - back 'then'
(where are we at, 10 years of arachne?!) the message board software was
probably not as easy to use. Now there are quite a few programs to
choose from - supposing one undertook to manage it (etc.).
At this point, I'm not about to, so there ;)

bye for now
Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)

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