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

[Helen Watters]

I'm using gmail for reading this discussion.  It's still hell-ish!

On 11/8/06, Tim Retout <tim at retout.co.uk> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Tim Retout <tim at retout.co.uk>
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