[C320-list] Forum "architecture"

[Pat Ireland]

It works!  I appreciate the system!  I understand the desire to reduce your Email traffic.  But, I have no interest in change and appreciate the Email format.  Thanks

Pat, 801 
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> On Aug 1, 2015, at 3:22 AM, Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:
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> Ade
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> I know I said I’d butt out from this discussion but your post needs  reply!
> 
> Not for me there isn't ! Nor is there anywhere to ‘sign in’ with the username and password I use to access the Association website.
> 
> There is a place to sign in as a a Google user, but my google sign-in details have nothing in common with my Association sign-in details - maybe the accounts have to be linked somehow? However i am not a user  ofGoogle (other than using it as a search engine).
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> I am no Luddite (my friends generally consider me as a source of help to those that struggle with computers!) so to me at least several things are clear from this discussion
> 
> 1) I am in the minority within the C320 group (possibly because people who feel as I do have given up using the list a long time ago?)
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> 2) The C320 Association is in the minority compared to other Catalina model associations nearly all of whom seem to use ‘normal' BB architecture
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> 3) Receiving a daily digest is a bad idea! 
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> I am truly amazed that the email-list format has not just survived but has such avid supporters. I guess over the past 15 years or so I have just become used to
> seeing the BB forum format in every other interest group to which I belong.
> 
> As i said before - the sextant has it’s place despite the advent of GPS!
> 
> I really will leave it at that, now. Clearly I am butting my head against a brick wall so I acquiesce to the majority (or else I’ll have to buy a bigger boat and move to a different association :-) )
> 
> Graeme
> 
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>> On 1 Aug 2015, at 06:18, Ade Bateman <lists at adrianba.net> wrote:
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>>> On Friday, July 31, 2015 2:02 PM, Graeme Clark wrote:
>>> It would all be acceptable if you could actually post from the Google Groups archive,
>>> then those that prefer a web interface could use that!
>> 
>> You can - there is a big reply button next to every message. And a big New Topic
>> button if you want a new thread.
>> 
>> I prefer e-mail but for people who want the "forum" type view, the link
>> from the association web site takes you right there:
>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/c320-list
>> 
>> You do have to be signed in to post and reply (otherwise it wouldn't know
>> who to send it from).
>> 
>> Ade.
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