[C320-list] Posting to the list

[Simon Rock]

Hi,

As many know, I have always supported the use of a forum format over email
lists. So I thought I would correct some misconceptions that Jeff raised in
his response.

1. I would not suggest an externally run forum. Been done that road many
years ago, and it ends in disaster.
2. Content history remains on the email lists, but all new content would be
in the forum.
3. As the admin on several forums (including sites with several thousand
active members), spam/hacking/virus injections are all catered for in modern
forum software, and are not a valid reason to delay a forums introduction.

But, I do dislike the current trend for forums to include advertisements at
the top of each page. I know this is used to pay for the site. Instead, we
run a raffle that raises the money required (less than $200/year). Our last
raffle raised enough to run the site for 4 years! 

BTW, products like Tapatalk, enable smartphones to access forums and has
become the standard for many forums.

I know the admins will do the best for the association, and I appreciate the
work they do to keep the email list moving along.

Cheers
Simon



Here are a few things to note about the list.   

Eventually this will improve and be more modern, but as we keep saying, with
externally run forums like Google/Yahoo etc., we don't own the discussion
history and it gets culled at their discretion.  We're don't want to lose
our content history.  We can run our own web-based forum, but we run the
risk of our domain name being marked as a Spam site if we then choose to
allow email notifications for following threads and it's much harder to
protect against hacks and virus injection.

Bruce, in the Upper Right corner of the website (on every page) is a Search


Cheers!
-Jeff

PS:  All the things voiced are real concerns and hearing them really helps
us know where to put our focus first.  So don't be afraid to drop
suggestions in the Contact Us form on the website.  They all get stored in a
database that we can review and prioritize.



-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Hunter
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 10:40 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Posting to the list

I Reply To All and erase the previous messages then change the Subject.
 
I have trouble with the site as well so don't feel alone. I must be doing
something wrong on the site since I'm not too successful at finding
subjects...such as shaft alignment. Then I ask on the email list and get
directed to the site. Why can't this be run like a normal forum? I love the
idea of a site for 320 owners. I guess I need more practice at this because
so far I haven't been too successful at making this site work for me. I'd
use it more if I got more from it.
 
I have also sent a few notices the last few weeks on our name change in the
Hull Number Roster with no effect.
 
Bruce Hunter
Nauti Time #719

From: Colin Evans <twosailors at bigpond.com>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Posting to the list

Not sure why it doesn`t work.
But if you change the subject for an existing topic then those that only get
the "digest" daily will suddenly have a change of discussion under the
original topic. So maybe it`s not a wise thing to do. 

*************************
Regards
Colin Evans
Watermark
2000 C320 # 774
Lake Macquarie, Australia


-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
DennyBrowne at Verizon.net
Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2013 9:18 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Posting to the list

I've tried a couple of times recently to post an original question, but the
list seems to simply reject me without comment. Neither the C320-list
acknowledgement nor the post ever show up in my Inbox (although they do show
up in my Sent Mail), unless I reply to someone else's post and change the
subject line. Am I overlooking something?

Thanks,


DENNY BROWNE
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach, CA
Denny at DennyBrowne.com