On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Paul Gear <p...@libertysys.com.au> wrote: > Dave Hall wrote: >> ... >> I personally will never use the forum, I find mailing lists far more >> convenient. I can read my mail anywhere anytime, a forum requires an >> active internet connection. Also my email client highlights what I >> haven't read yet. >> ... >> I also think that for the site to have any credibility it needs to use a >> subdomain of ubuntu.org.au - such of forum.ubuntu.org.au >> > Chalk me up for a "me too" on what Dave has said. I also prefer > email/newsgroups because *I* get to decide what the emails look like on > my machine (e.g. HTML/no HTML, font, size, etc.). > > Paul >
I'm also not a fan of forums. Some of my reasons for disliking forums (other than that Paul brought up):- - Animated Avatars - Knowing which forums to read involves drill down untill you can see the topic - Slow! Regards George -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
