[Sderby] Re: Sderby Digest, Vol 113, Issue 2

[Tim Retout]

On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 18:50 +0000, Ted Smith wrote:
> I totally agree. I am no good with e-mail circulars. I find them hard to
> read, and midly irritating when you have to open up several. I am also a
> member of the Ubuntu Linux UK Team and they also use a e-mail circular
> like this one.

Ooh, what do they do, exactly?

> I suggested making a quick and basic site (I created
> www.f3.org.uk and www.lost-doggies.com) with a discussion forum to make
> it easier to follow threads of discussion. I offered to host it etc too.
> But I got shot down in flames and everyone basically suggested that I
> was some kind of weirdo because I preferred a web based discussion
> format than e-mail.

Well, I hope they weren't too hostile about it - it doesn't sound like
that would fit with the Code of Conduct.

But, mailing lists tend to be easier for many people, including me. I
won't visit a forum, but I can lurk on this mailing list, and post
occasionally, when I see something interesting.

Have you got a mail client that threads conversations properly? Most
forums don't even handle threading.

As a compromise, would something like GMane be useful, for providing a
web interface to the mailing list? I'm unsure if lug.org.uk already
provide something similar. Perhaps they should.

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