[meteorite-list] What doesn't this list use an online forum format?

[JKGwilliam]

David and List,
I don't know the answer to your questions, but they sure make 
sense.  About a year and a half ago, I finally shut down the 
Meteorite Impact Forum due to a lack of participation.  Even with 
nearly 200 registered members, there was very little traffic for the 
final three months.  Online forums offer a lot of updated features 
that the old mail servers don't.  The one feature that I really like, 
and is reason enough to use a forum, is that replies stay in 
chronological order.  I don't know about the rest of you, but it's 
very frustrating for me to try and read all the replies to a thread 
in order. I end up reading all the replies and then try guessing what 
order they should be in.  If you miss even one reply, some threads 
don't make sense. With a forum, this doesn't happen.
My only guess is that the Meteorite List has been around for a long 
time ( I've been here for 10 years) that no one wants to mess with 
convention.   Or, could it be an old dog/new trick issue?

Best,

John

At 12:56 PM 2/21/2008, David & Kitt Deyarmin wrote:
>I'm not trying to stir up trouble or incite arguments I'm just curious.
>
>Email lists are by today's standard an antiquated venue for 
>discussing any hobby.
>
>They have many limitations and can be taxing on your email inbox, 
>which is why I receive the Dailey Digest. I delete them and do all 
>of my reading from the archives.
>
>Online forums are easier to use and the posted info is easier to track.
>
>Plus it's easy to ignore topics that you're not interested in 
>without having to pick through a bunch of emails.
>
>However, I would like to understand why so many of the members here 
>prefer not to use forums.
>
>I want to make it clear that I'm not trying stir up trouble, I'm 
>just trying to understand the aversion most of this list has to using a forum.
>
>
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