[MF] the way forward for MoQ discussion lists

[Matt poot]

Hi all;,

If you dont finish reading this post , just skip to the very bottom.  
thanks@!
Wim said:

>The digest mode for those who want it and individual e-mails for those who
>don't doesn't solve the problem of those who cannot handle to much traffic.
>The ones who produce most traffic will choose individual e-mails and still
>be too productive. The digest mode makes it inpossible to select by origin
>and subject what you want to read and what not. You have to read the whole
>digest and replying to individual e-mails from it (quoting relevant parts)
>becomes more difficult.


poot:  This is what I am trying to communicate. I am one who finds it 
extremely difficult to keep up with the proliferation of posts.  At one 
point, I had the internet and free time in which to post, and didnt mind it 
at all, as I could check my mail a few times a day.

I do not now have this luxury. (No computer, Internet,)  Yet, I still wish 
to discuss!


For example, Today, I have more than 200+ unread posts in my inbox.  I find 
it extremely difficult to follow one thread, and  often things get confused.

Also, you can all notice, that some posts , although sent originally at an 
earlier time, are recieved later than other posts, and then the discussion 
gets jumbled.


Am I the only one here who doesnt want to spend 2 or 3 hours looking through 
posts on they're weekend?



For any newcomers, it is not an easy task to sort through such large volume 
of messages.


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I'll bring it up yet again...


WIth a forum, you can still keep the format of posting as now, but there are 
benefits,;


1:When you login, the posts/threads that have new material are highlighted

2: You can view all responses to one topic without changing the page 50 
times!

3: You can create partitions for a "university " styled forum, which doesnt 
have to be segregated into 50 individual zones.

I.E:  MD, MF , Errata, Essays, Events   <-------this changes nothing of how 
you would post, but reduces the chatter in MD and MF lists, as well as 
giving us the chance to share other interesting things ((((((((((I .E. the 
recent I heart Huckabees review)))))))))))

4: It is much more user friendly for lurkers who do not regularly attend the 
moq discussions, and ties in with #1 reason.

5: Previous recent, and stagnated threads can all be viewed from the forum, 
without having to look at the archives .


I could state many more.  I Fail to fathom why recieving individual messages 
in such a scattered and disorganised fashion is preferable?

My brother has the same problem with a motorcycle list he is on, whereas the 
motorcycle Forum which I belong to facilitates user friendliness, and ease 
of use, while being multifuncional;





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  There is the homepage, with the forum linked to it.  Room for 
everything!!!





poot