forum vs list (was Sheer Volume on this List)

[goddard.duncan@mtvne.com]

Title: forum vs list (was Sheer Volume on this List)

>>What do you guys think of having a FORUM instead of a mailling list?
The good thing about forums is that you can browse in a structured way and don't have to scroll through millions of mails..<<

yeah, but with forums you are less likely to read something by accident & think "oh, actually that was interesting/diverting/useful/whatever"

I find myself visiting forums quite infrequently, & usually only when a topic-reply-notification pops up.

the digests I get of this list are actually quite easy to deal with. I can dip into a "thread", even if the subject line is misleading or (for me, anyway) off-topic, & if I'm interested, I can back-track & read the rest of it. sometimes I don't see them for days, then read through dozens of mails in about twenty minutes.

I might visit a forum once a week, or even not at all unless I'm looking for something specific.

another way to look at it is that forums tend to be useful for support & faq type stuff, while a list is free to engage in open-ended discussions & from time to time even revisit old ground, intentionally or not. in the case of this list, that nicely reflects it's main subject matter..... :-)

someone help me get this fence out of my arse.

d.

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