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

[Impactika at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/21/2008 3:37:53 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
riffraff at timewarp.de writes:
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
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Exactly,  Norbert.
Very good comparison. I like the email format too and have no problem  
following some threads, and ignoring others.
 
Maybe we should also try to remember that this is Art's List, and we are  
guests. 
And that information, news, gossip, fellowship (and even  disagreements) 
comes to us with very little effort from any of us. 
Only the use of the Delete key every now and then. OK! yes, sometimes the  
highly repeated use of the Delete key. 

Thanks Art, nice seeing you in Tucson. 

Anne M.  Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
IMPACTIKA at aol.com
Vice-President, I.M.C.A.  Inc.
www.IMCA.cc
 



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