-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 'Lo Dierk,
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 18:17:18 +0200 your time, you authored this: DH> Is there a reason everybody interested in a message board or newsgroup DH> is always *discussing* it? I mean, wouldn't it be a good idea to just DH> start it and see what happens? Or is the cost and maintenance today DH> prohibitive? Support forums need to maintained by dedicated people, people who aren't going to sign up as moderators for the seeming prestige of it one moment and then back out a little while afterwards when they realise just how much of their time it takes to do the 'job'. After setting up and running my own forums myself for years I am all too aware of the commitment that is needed (that's why I haven't done it and why I don't want to either). I closed my public forums after running them for years simply because of the hours I was having to put in to managing them. Even the non-public forums I run now for a small group takes a fair bit of time. However, just because I can't do it and don't have the time to dedicate to it doesn't mean that others don't or won't want to. Therefore, a little prior discussion will find out who among us is prepared to put the effort it ;-) The point really is that it would be a real shame to just blunder forward without much consideration, and knock up support forums that only lasted five minutes because people simply weren't prepared for how much time and effort and commitment it took to manage them. Yes, doing it is obviously better than talking about it, and jumping in feet first is a fair way of getting forums up and running, but I suppose for me, I'd simply like to see any new support forums given a fair chance by knowing that the people running them were looking at the long term implications to them and others. It may seem that it is an idea that is being overcomplicated, but I think it deserves some prior consideration and thought. Afterall, if you don't get any support from other TB! users or RIT for that matter what would be the point? - -- Slán, Simon @ theycallmesimon.co.uk _______________________________________ Faffing about with TB! v1.61 on W2K SP3 PGP Key: http://pgp.netbanger.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Privacy is freedom. Protect your privacy with PGP! Comment: KeyID: 0x5C7E8966 Comment: Fingerprint: 851C F927 0296 FF1C 70A2 474F CB6E 6FFE 5C7E 8966 iQA/AwUBPbWKh8tub/5cfolmEQJt+wCggKKai3dubc8mnvIHS9D56hs2gJMAoKSf 03QMusPT+QdlsNJGlrG7OkI7 =qqmt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
