[WWI] Perhaps The List Needs To Change?

[Ray Boorman]

Another reason why it gets to be a pain when you post is that many if
not most of us spend way to much time emailing an replying to emails.
My day at work for example might be 30 percent in email and on the
phone. By the time I get home I want to do anything but email. This
wasnt as true 10 years ago, and no amount of different posting systems
will change that.

Ray

On Nov 24, 2007 2:44 PM, Nigel Rayner <nigel at rosnar.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> E wrote:
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> >Other than the assumed lack of an occasional collective questioning of our
> >existence as  group, like what we're doing now, how is what you describe
> >above any different that what we already have?
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> I think it is different. Several people have got fed up with the "banter"
> and also they have a feeling there is less value to be gained from the list
> due to the subject matter discussed. I think the listserve software is a
> problem in of itself. When we started many years ago there were not many
> alternatives, it's also quite secure and spam is more easily controlled. But
> over the last five years, many forums have grown up with more effective
> software that let you have different areas of posting (just like the
> Aerodrome) where you can have "banter", "off topic" and you name it - if you
> don't want to read it, don't go there. Also, as others have said, it's
> actually a pain to type and edit emails when most forum software lets you
> quote and compose replies more quickly - that puts me off posting because it
> takes too damn long. 10 years ago there was nothing else so this was my only
> online activity, but now I check out a couple of other modelling forums
> (Aerodrome and IPMS) and also a car forum (another hobby). That means I have
> less time for posting here, and it takes too long anyway, so my involvement
> gradually dwindles.
>
> That's why I think if we looked at some alternative software (like forum
> software and/or a wiki that would allow us to keep the content up to date)
> it would reinvigorate us. However, I'm fully aware this would require work
> on the part of our unpaid admins and also may not be acceptable to Allan's
> employers, who kindly host this site. But I think this is part of the reason
> the list is gradually dwindling - it's too old.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nigel
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