[RCSE] RCGroups withdrawals and signal to noise ratio...
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brian Courtice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My own primary soaring interest is slope. The slope forum on R/C Groups is hands down the best on the net. Lot's of new posts everyday, with detailed build threads, construction techniques, photos, videos, site information, etc. I agree. However, the signal to noise ratio has slipped significantly last year... which makes me wonder where the next good place to hangout on the net for good content will be? Or, maybe they administrators and moderators will find a way to redirect of the chit-chat... RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] RCGroups withdrawals and signal to noise ratio...
On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 04:15:52PM -0800, Jay Decker wrote: | I agree. However, the signal to noise ratio has slipped | significantly last year... which makes me wonder where the next good | place to hangout on the net for good content will be? Or, maybe they | administrators and moderators will find a way to redirect of the | chit-chat... I'm still very fond of rec.models.rc.air and rec.models.rc.soaring, and they're pretty much immune to downtime due to maintenance and such, though it does seem that fewer and fewer people are participating, having gone to the web forums instead. (rec.models.rc.soaring is already pretty much dead, but rec.models.rc.air still has some life.) Which is very sad. I still prefer the Usenet format for discussions of this nature (though mailing lists like this one work OK, but not quite as well) as the interface is completely under my control, I don't need to click on things, no advertisements, etc. ... but I guess eventually I'll have to go where the people are :) -- Doug McLaren, [EMAIL PROTECTED] On a clear disk you can seek forever. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] RCGroups withdrawals and signal to noise ratio...
Jay Decker wrote: I agree. However, the signal to noise ratio has slipped significantly last year... which makes me wonder where the next good place to hangout on the net for good content will be? Or, maybe they administrators and moderators will find a way to redirect of the chit-chat... As one of the most prolific posters in the Slope forum, I have to take at least partial responsibility for the rise of noise in that forum. However, in my defense, I also contribute a hell of a lot of signal in the form of videos, photos, flying reports, event summaries, and build threads. I suggest that those complaining about the signal:noise ratio on RCGroups get to work generating some signal. Otherwise it's just more noise. Steve RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] RCGroups withdrawals and signal to noise ratio...
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Steve Lange [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suggest that those complaining about the signal:noise ratio on RCGroups get to work generating some signal. Otherwise it's just more noise. Steve I appologize if my comment offended you. When people exchange opinions, their views will sometimes clash. It is my opinion that if the signal to noise ratio is not addressed, eventually, some folks will stop reading and contributing, e.g., providing Rodent dimensions to your Open Source Rodent thread. There will be so much chit-chat in the subject forums to comb through it will not be worth their time. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] RCGroups withdrawals and signal to noise ratio...
Jay Decker wrote: Steve I appologize if my comment offended you. When people exchange opinions, their views will sometimes clash. It is my opinion that if the signal to noise ratio is not addressed, eventually, some folks will stop reading and contributing, e.g., providing Rodent dimensions to your Open Source Rodent thread. There will be so much chit-chat in the subject forums to comb through it will not be worth their time. No worries Jay, I did not take personal offense in any way--in fact I completely agree with your analysis of the slippage on RCGroups. In all honesty, I'm definitely a big part of the problem with the noise in the Slope forum. It's one of my personal regrets, and I'm trying to address the issue (i.e. stay on topic more with my posts). I do truly appreciate your contribution to my Fauxdent effort--apologies if my message come off in any other way! My response--which could surely have been worded better--was meant more as a general commentary on how to maintain quality in our online resources and definitely not as a personal attack against you. Please accept my apologies if it didn't read that way. I got hit in the head by a plane today and perhaps I'm not in my right--not to mention my RCGroups withdrawal symptoms kicking in (wish I was joking). Anyways, my theory is that these resources will be as good as we make them. I know you do your part, I'm trying to make my contribution more substantial, and I thank everyone else who is doing the same. Hopefully a little self-policing on RCGroups can save the Slope forum, it's a nice place and it would be a shame to see it go completely to pot. Steve RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
