[Wine] Re: Re-proposal: web forums
David Shaw
djshaw at classicfm.net
Sat Apr 22 11:26:30 CDT 2006
Molle Bestefich wrote:
>Paul wrote:
>
>
>>No seriously, I don't have the time to spend going out and monitoring a
>>dozen forums. I find mail lists much more convenient ... the
>>information comes to me, I don't have to go to the information.
>>
>>
>
>I feel the same.
>I'd like to know exactly what it is that people find so convenient about forums.
>I'd also like to know why the wine list archives can't provide the
>same convenience.
>
>Two things come to mind:
>
> * Ability to apply a 'star' rating to topics (called "sticky"?) that
>are enlightened and/or of general interest. (I think that designated
>forum administrators perform this task.)
>
>
Actually, "sticky" posts are ones that don't or can't get deleted
>* Ability to post under a pseudonym (without going through the trouble
>of finding a free e-mail provider, creating an account, figuring out
>how their web interface works, etc.)
>
>* ... What else?
>
How about the ability to post/read/respond to messages even when you're
not at your own computer? Many people on Yahoo Groups, for instance,
don't even have a computer at home and access their groups from works or
library computers. To my mind, this is probably the most important
advantage a forum has over an email list.
David Shaw
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