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
_______________________________________________
wine-users mailing list
wine-users@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.winehq.org/mailman/listinfo/wine-users
