[C320-list] Forum "architecture"

[Graeme Clark]

Scott

That depends on whether you have chosen to receive a daily digest or individual emails - I have just changed this very minute to individual from a digest and of course in that case you do indeed just get the single message to which it is easy to reply.

I accept that this choice makes for an easier interface. However I still wish folk would delete the vast trail of the entire thread that becomes longer and longer with each message - in this email I have deleted all but your reply to me, below.

My choosing individual emails though, I have  - in forum terms - subscribed to every single thread that is running, whether it is of interest or not, whereas before I would look at the daily digest and just look at the topics of interest.

I accept that different folks like different strokes, and my view may not be the majority view, but I know of at least one guy who cant work out how to post on this list at all (he always emails directly so others miss out on what he might add to the discussion) and the earlier post today showed another guy who is clearly confused.

I’m sorry if I seem critical. I am amazed to find that someone is on 4 of these type of lists - to me it seems such old tech, but a quick search online does show some interesting discussion on the pros and cons of the different architectures and clearly there is still a demand.

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!

Perhaps my analogy of sextant vs GPS was more accurate than I thought. There is still a place for a sextant mid atlantic when the batteries go flat!

Graeme

PS Note how I inadvertently managed to create two threads with similar but not identical titles. 



On 31 Jul 2015, at 21:51, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:

> I disagree that it is cumbersome to reply on this list. One click opened a reply email message to your message, and less than fifteen seconds later the reply is on its way.
> 
> On 7/31/2015 4:33 PM, Graeme Clark wrote:
>> Doug
>> 
>> There are loads of forum style bulletin boards that are free, although it may be the case that those with the features needed may come at a cost -  but a very small cost, almost certainly a ‘one-off'
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>> I’m more than happy to investigate if there’s any interest?
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>> I take your point that it’s great when the emails just arrive, BUT, its also great when replies just happen too, and to reply to a request in the current system is somehwat cumbersome
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>> I am currently a member of many other forums where you can opt to receive email notification of any new message posted,when it’s posted, or have a daily summary or  choose to follow a sub forum, or just a thread etc.
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>> There are many other Catalina Owners forums out there - it cant be too hard to talk to their admins and find out what they use, and how they do it, to say nothing of the equivalent with other manufacturers associations.
>> 
>> We dont have many Catalinas in the UK so one thing that surpised me when I discovered this great site and association was that it was actually divided by boat type!  There must be just tons of useful generic info in the other Catalina forums that we neevr get to see unless its picked up for an article in mainsheet maybe.
>> 
>> All the best
>> 
>> Graeme