Bon voyage, RCSE! I'm surprised that a Windows NT box made it this far,
to tell you the truth.
I'm surprised I haven't heard more griping, but it's like most of us on
the RCSE knew that it was going to come down at some point. It had a
good run and definitely kept me close to the hobby when my focus shifted
elsewhere during the off season.
But now we've got some new-fangled options out there. RCGroups, this
ModelAircraftNews site, and the Google Group created by Dennis Hoyle.
I understand al ot of the complaints about RCGroups. I myself don't
check in on it as much as I should - and for good reason. It's a
discussion based site, and cannot be used like the RCSE. People check
RCGroups at their leisure while the RCSE gets sent directly to you.
It's pull versus push, and the PUSH of the RCSE keeps people reading it.
RCGroups excels when it comes to focused discussions on topics, and not
news and notifications.
But now, the MAN and Google Groups systems give us the option to
continue that conversation, but with a few new gee-gaws and gadgets,
like uploading media files and creating pages. Excellent opportunities
that I think might get used quite a bit.
But which to use? No disrespect to ModelAirplaneNews, but my choice is
definitely Google Groups, and here's why:
1. It's more accessible
- Easier to use
- Easier to post to (via email or web)
- Easier to read - I can either get it via email, the web or plug it
into a news reader like the Google Reader that I already use.
- Maintains that simple "push" style that drops the emails in my
mailbox, and I don't have to check it constantly.
2. It's Google
- It's not going away any time soon
- It will be constantly upgraded
Obviously, I'll follow whereever most people go, but I'd prefer Google :)
Dennis wrote:
I took it upon myself to create this Google Group to replace the soon
to disappear RCSE. Please let me know if you have and further
suggestions. I'm sure there will be bugs to workout.
The groups homepage is:
http://groups.google.com/group/rcse
The email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Please tell your friends and get the word out.
Dennis Hoyle
WMSS
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