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Re: [ARSCLIST] message board vs. listserv
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- Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] message board vs. listserv
- From: Roger and Allison Kulp <thorenstd124@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:08:15 -0800
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I just don't like a lot of stuff filling up my inbox,Roger
Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I'm so conservative that I like it just as it is.
Steve Smolian
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From: "Roger and Allison Kulp"
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] message board vs. listserv
> Yes.I would prefer a message board.Roger
>
> Brandon Burke wrote: All,
>
> Curious as to how many list members might prefer a message board format
> over the standard email listserv currently in place. Message boards make
> more sense to me for the following reasons:
>
> 1. Generally speaking, it is difficult to browse the ARSClist
> archives. Especially if a topic began in one month but continued into the
> next, as the two parts tend to become divorced from one another.
>
> 2. With a message board, one can view both the original topic/question/etc
> and all subsequent responses in one fell swoop, something that comes in
> particularly handy when performing searches in the archives. As it stands
> now, all posts in the archives must be viewed individually, losing much
> narrative/conversational flow along the way.
>
> 3. When a list member changes the name of a thread in mid-conversation,
> subsequent posts again become divorced from the original topic.
>
> 4. Let's be honest, on chatty days, the in-box traffic can get a little
> overwhelming...especially for those of us NOT taking part in a particular
> conversation.
>
> For the record: Yes, I'm aware of the *digest* option...seems to me, the
> only grievance it solves is item #4.
>
>
> thanks as always,
> Brandon
>
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