Mike, Let me add my thanks for all your efforts. This is no easy task.
I see that some people have already mentioned Wordpress and vBulletin, and I think both are good choices, as both support email notifications. However, they are however quite different from each other, and different from a list server. I think either is a good choice - and there are also many other good choices. Some thoughts on that choice: Forums and bulletin boards (i.e. vBulletin) were the dominant platform for several decades, even preceding the Web. They are still dominant for many requirements, and they enable the moderator to remain mostly invisible if he or she chooses. Generally speaking, the feeling and/or intent is a bit closed or restricted. I participate in many for IT, gaming, and some science. Blogs and publishing tools (i.e. Wordpress) have become more dominant in grassroots movements, or anything that is trying to 'reach out' to the public, or put a more public face on something. Generally speaking, they have a more inviting feeling. But they require significantly more work by the owner/moderator. I participate in many of these for health and nutrition, and a lot of colloidal silver info I (we) find is also in this type of format. A blog would seem like the more ambitious effort; however, I would guess that you do not have the time for that, and thus I would say it is too risky at this time. A bulletin board would be easier, and could keep other blogs, sites, reddits, topics, etc., in the spotlight, as you see fit. It could be our hub. Finally, we might all feel better if we referred to these platforms as 'augmentation' rather than replacement for this list. I would keep this list alive as a beacon (if possible), and tie it to a bulletin board service. There are many more technical details to be considered, but I thought it best to express these more general opinions first. I would offer to help, but I am way behind on getting my own blogs and systems online ;-) Victor On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 11:08 PM, M.G. Devour <mdev...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone. I've been away from my computer for a couple of days here, > though I've monitored some of the discussion so far and am catching up > with the rest shortly. > > Please read carefully what Victor writes here. It expresses my desires > exactly... > > On Sun, 2015-02-15 at 02:06 +0900, Victor Cozzetto wrote: > > ... whatever platform you choose, I would strongly recommend that > > email notifications remain an optional feature. The ideal system will > > provide multiple communication methods, in order to reach/satisfy the > > largest potential audience. > > > I hope that is clear, and puts to rest anyone's fears that I intend to > abandon them. Any idea that doesn't support e-mail-based subscriptions > to the group is a non-starter for me. > > The list serves those who are comfortable with it just fine. I get that. > It is not, however, doing fully what it was intended to do, which is > bring the collective wisdom of our community to new people as well as > foster technical discussions and development. > > I grant you that a large measure of that shortfall rests squarely on my > shoulders and the neglect I've subjected the list to for the last few > years. But some of it IS because of the technical underpinnings -- which > I've neglected as well. > > If we're all on the same page now, I hope that some of you will join in > to HELP me find that ideal option which will work even better with > e-mail than the current software, and lets us finally become part of the > greater web world -- all while preserving independence, control, and > flexibility. > > If you have any time to root around, Victor, I'd love to see if you come > up with a few options I've missed. Anyone with even a vaguely technical > background can help in this search. > > Be well, > > Mike D. > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > > Unsubscribe: > <mailto:silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com?subject=unsubscribe> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/silver-list@eskimo.com/maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:mdev...@eskimo.com> > > >
