Monday, October 21, 2002, 2:29:58 PM,Allie wrote in message mid:120142825822.20021021082958@;landscreek.net
ACM> I know that many newcomers and even veterans would benefit from ACM> such a system. Especially those who don't have the time to take ACM> on the regular list traffic. My feeling is that the high volume of traffic on TBUDL would be an excellent reason for having a message board as well. Even though I'm really keen to learn more about TB I am still struggling to keep up with the message flow - others may not be able to do so and drop off the list. A message board will give access on a different sort of level to those users who want it. Treat it rather as a drop-in centre rather than a full-time hang-out! ;-) ACM> Perhaps TB!'s userbase has grown to the point where it could sustain ACM> both interfaces for support, in that one could have both a mailing ACM> list and a message board. I'm sure it can do - and it will as others have said help expand the range of users beyond those who consider TB a geeky piece of kit. Message boards are a tool like any other - and it makes sense to use *all* forms of tools both to promote and support the product. ACM> If mailing listsas the TBLists, hadn't existed then a message ACM> board would likely thrive. I really don't know how one would do ACM> now. Whether it thrives or just potters along slowly it will still serve a need for some users. I have a couple of very small, quiet, specialist message boards which serve such a purpose. They fill a gap which nothing else does. ACM> I don't know how willing the more helpful members here would be ACM> to participate, and if so how much they'd participate. One would ACM> just have to try it. Certainly I'd be happy to use a message board - both in asking - and answering questions where I can. Surely it'd be possible to have enough users in favour of a mesage board to be able to provide a separate moderation team for it - rather than expect the existing mods to shoulder even more work! On the other hand - if they want to and have time to do so then even better ;-) -- Cheers, Anne ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
