[ubuntu-za] A Local forum

[maia grotepass]

2011/4/14 Daniël Louw <daniel at dline.co.za>:
>> Yes, but at least with a mailing list you don't have to remember to go to
>> the forums and check for new posts... the problem with even our current
>> forum on Ubuntu Forums is that people forget to go back, and thus it
>> becomes unintentionally neglected and/or deserted.
>>
works easily on my mobilephone too, easier than a forum

> But forums have functionality where you get an email whenever a new thread
> is made, or when there is a reply to a thread that you're subscribing to. I
> think you should be able to subscribe to specific topics in a forum as well.
> If you (hypothetically speaking) care only for the cake that gets eaten at
> the release parties, and you only want to always discuss said cakes and how
> they should taste etc, then you can subscribe to the 'release party cakes'
> topic, and never receive any emails that does not have to do with delicious
> cake ever again. :-)

if people follow good mailing list netiquette and stick to subject
headings, I can mute the thread on gmail :) no more cake for me.

I have little enough time to get to everything, I don't think I would
go to a forum much. and then I would probably setup a subcribe on a
topic so it goes to my inbox.

This mailing list seems to work, no?