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

[Chris Peterson]

It's fine if a forum is both web and email based (like Yahoo, for 
example). Personally, I hate web forums, however, and generally avoid 
them. Email is so much more convenient, it comes when it comes and 
doesn't have to be checked on some website. I wouldn't be on this list 
if it was web-only.

I have pseudo-broadband Internet: satellite. It's my only option, and 
the latency is horrible. Using forums and web-based email is simply 
painful.

BTW, Outlook Express aside, most email readers these days are threaded, 
so you should still be able to see messages grouped by subject, allowing 
you to ignore threads of no interest.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David & Kitt Deyarmin" <bobadebt at ec.rr.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:56 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] What doesn't this list use an online forum 
format?


> 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.