[ubuntu-za] A Local forum

[Johan Mynhardt]

On Apr 14, 2011 2:29 PM, "Wesley Werner" <wesley.werner at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm with Raoul on this one. Lists work on mobiles and are more appropriate
because of it! (Although Blackberries can only reply before, and not within,
the quoted text :( )
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raoul Snyman <raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za>
> Sender: ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:05:45
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community<ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Reply-To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] A Local forum
>
> On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:58:35 +0200, Daniël Louw <daniel at dline.co.za>
> wrote:
> > I always wondered why is everyone still using mailing lists. It's quite
> an
> > old and resrticted form of mass communication imho.
>
> 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.
>
> I personally like the fact that I don't have to remember to go anywhere to
> take part in discussions with the community, they arrive in my inbox every
> day :-)
>
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+1 for mailing lists.

They are clean and out of the way.

At first when i did not understand lists, I preferred forums, but once I got
used to it and realised the benefits it was  like heaven B-)

Forums also tend to become entangled and a navigation nightmare.

--
Sent from my Android
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