[tdf-discuss] Re: Forums... again

Hello adept techlists - kazar,

Am 2011-04-24 11:21:03, hacktest Du folgendes herunter:
> I just want to write in as a consultant and end-user, to point out
> several of the major benefits of forums over mailing lists that I
> have not noticed yet in this discussion: mainly --visibility,
> persistence and searchability

Mailinglists Archives are widely mirrort and searchable too

> I am actually a fan of the mailman software used to run this list
> and have hosted several email lists using mailman (and, before that,
> majordomo). However, i find that whereas email lists are better for
> discussions like this one, web forums make more sense for official
> and/or community support. For software I use that has web -based
> support forums, I almost always can find that the question I have
> has already been asked and answered by someone else, or that the
> problem I wish to report has already been supported.
>
> If you've ever tried searching in mailman archives to see if your
> question has already been posted & answered, it is an exercise in
> total frustration.

FUD

> Another thing: once I'm on a web forum, if I have time I start
> poking through the categories to pick out topics of interest and i
> learn so much about the forum. And another thing: effectively
> moderated forums will have a FAQ section so that rather than the
> regular participants having to answer the same questions over and
> over they can simply point to the FAQ.

Web-Forums areheavy target of spamers...  Iknow many of them which where
hijacked by PE and asian electronic sellers and such...

> For those who complain of the bandwidth and time entailed in loading
> web pages:
>
> There is this little thing called RSS, it's been around for a couple
> of years ;-)  ...

It tells nothing... (experience)

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack

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