[C320-list] Mailing List or Forum

[Simon Rock]

Hi All,

Well, thanks for comments and suggestions.
Tony, I would be happy to set up a forum, but without the support of the
association members I don't think it would get the critical mass necessary
to serve the membership. There are already other non-association Catalina
sites that have some information, adding another one will not improve the
situation.
So I will leave it in the hands of the executive, and go sailing (it might
be winter here, but it's still great sailing weather).


Simon Rock
Lake Macquarie NSW Australia

Cat375 #54 Rock The Boat
Cat375 #41 Rocket
Cat320 #1163 Rockstar

Experience The Whitsundays
www.cya.com.au
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Tony Murphy,
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Sent: Thursday, 19 July 2012 7:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Mailing List or Forum

Simon,

Honest question... does a Catalina 320 forum really need to be sponsored by
the Association?  If not, then it would seem that you can proceed to start
up a forum (albeit with a slightly different web address) and give out the
URL to all of us on the email list.

You seem to be the biggest proponent so far, so putting your time into it
would be one way to prove to us that it works and is the way to go.

Tony Murphy
Bella Sol #886


On 7/18/12 4:09 PM, "Simon Rock" <simonrock at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> Pat is right, while the number of emails is low, the email system is
great.
> As the flow grows, the email system becomes more cumbersome and the 
> forum system offers advantages.
> 
> The reason I asked the question? The number of emails felt like it was 
> increasing and thought it maybe time to look at changing. I thought it 
> would be better to change early, then wait until it was frantic (like 
> reefing, if you think you should, then its probably past the time to do
it).
> 
> I am not sure how much work it takes to manage a forum over an email list.
> Once setup (about an hour), I used to spend about 15 minutes a week 
> (even less when the other moderators did their job).
> 
> But of course, the association executive will do what is best (not 
> always what the members think they want).
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> Simon Rock
> Lake Macquarie NSW Australia
> 
> Cat375 #54 Rock The Boat
> Cat375 #41 Rocket
> Cat320 #1163 Rockstar
> 
> Experience The Whitsundays
> www.cya.com.au
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Pat 
> Ireland
> Sent: Thursday, 19 July 2012 3:16 AM
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> 
> Simon
> 
> Forums are OK.  Yes, I have actually used a properly setup forum.  The 
> value of the 320 communication with E-mail is that the traffic is limited.
> Therefore it blends well with my existing traffic.  Consequently, I 
> see communication quickly without having to open a forum site. If the 
> volume was 10x, I might have another opinion.  Pat 801
>