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

[Norbert Classen]

Hi Del & Greg,

If you visit the meteoritecentral site (the home of this list), and check
your own subscription settings you will notice that there is an option to
deactivate email delivery for times such as vacation - it's just one click,
and you won't have to wade through hundreds of emails after your return. And
then there is the digest mode, and much more. Yeap, mailing lists did evolve
during the last decade, and they are surely not "out of time" ,-)
To me, being part of this list is like walking into my favorite pub after
work. I often meet old friends, make new friends, and I'm free to
participate in discussions, and I'm free to relax or to listen to all the
meteorite gossip going on. Sometimes there's even a good deal to be had, or
firsthand information on new finds and falls that would be hard to find
without having to search the net for hours and hours. And if I don't like a
post or a thread there's always the good old delete key.
Forums can be neat, for sure - but they are usually more like that modern
type of bar with separate rooms where some folks get together at this, and
others on that table. Most of the meteorite forums I've visited thus far are
lacking the chaotic but familiar charm of this list. Thanks to Art for all
his efforts to keep this good old list up and running!

Cheers,
Norbert

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

  Hi Del,

  I agree with you.  If I'm away from my computer for just a few days, I
have a couple of hundred e-mails to go through.  What a pain.  Plus, I have
to look very carefully at the e-mails because I delete the vast majority of
the ones from the meteorite list.  If I don't check the e-mails carefully, I
may delete an actual e-mail from a friend.  It's happened before.
  I've moderated a Yahoo Group (forum) for about 6 years and it is much more
user friendly than the Meteorite List.  I love all of the knowledge that is
given out by the members of this list.  I just wish it didn't come to me in
my e-mail.

  With respect,
                       Greg Lindh 



> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:35:18 -0800
> From: paseclipse at yahoo.com
> To: h3chondrite at cox.net; bobadebt at ec.rr.com;
meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What doesn't this list use an online forum
format?
>
> I agree with this too! A lot of very good info here
> and boy it really sucks if you go on vacation or
> something because you'll have 100+ emails to clean
> out.
>
> The least that could be done for a forum is maybe
> setting up something through Yahoo. It isn't that
> difficult to do and it would probably take an hour or
> two to setup.
>
> Del
>
>
> --- JKGwilliam  wrote:
>
>> 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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