Re: Ringlink Message Board

["Boatbuilding Ring" <boatbuilding@boatbuildingring.com>]

I really like the maillist you have, especially because you built in archiving.
I don't think a change is called for, but there are advantages that a bulletin
board system can have over a maillist:
1.) less spam since you have to register, and because an admin can delete spam
before everyone has to get it
2.) probably a better search function and easier access to use it
3.) and the main advantage: "instant" conversation vs. delays which sometimes
happen on the mail list (e.g. someone asked a question a while back, you
answered, but then I answered before getting your reply 2 hours later...)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gunnar Hjalmarsson" <mailbox@gunnar.cc>
To: <ringlinklist@gunnar.cc>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 3:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ringlinklist] Ringlink Message Board
|
| "Tristan E. Cunningham" wrote:
| >
| > Someone should create a Ringlink message board.
|
| Why? Since we have this list, which is also archived at
| http://www.gunnar.cc/ringlink/mailarc/maillist.html, I don't see any
| advantages. On the contrary, it would just make it more difficult for
| Ringlink users and other interested parties to follow the discussion.
|
| / Gunnar