[wplug-erie] Welcome all!

[Chris Teodorski]

I agree with James on the IRC channel, I didn't mean to suggest it as an
alternative to mailing lists or forums.  I think it should be used in
conjunction with a mailing list/forum.

On Fri, 2004-10-08 at 19:19, James O'Kane wrote:
> I guess I should say, don't count these opinions as those of a erielug
> member. I'm only subscribed to the list because I manage the wplug mailman
> setup and I usually subscribe myself to all lists I create.
> More responses in-line.
> 
> On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 erielug at bekit.net wrote:
> > 1. Would anyone object to moving the mode of communication from this
> > current mailing list to an online forum format? I know that there are
> > quite a few forum apps available that could be fully configurable.
> > Personally, I think mailing lists are great for announcements and
> > one-way communication, but gets to be a pain when there are a lot of
> > responses. The mailing list would still exist for anouncements, but
> > regular communication could be done through a web-based forum.
> 
> I personally find web forums more of a pain. I forget to check them for
> months at a time. At one point I wanted to setup something in conjunction
> with mailman that would allow both methods to work, but as time goes on,
> my free time approaches 0.
> 
> On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, Teodorski, Chris wrote:
> > I think this is a cool idea, I'm an IRC junky so I also like the idea of
> > an IRC channel.
> 
> I'm not opposed to a erielug IRC channel, I just think it fits a different
> niche than a mailing list or web forum, and should be used in conjunction,
> not as a mailing list alternative.
> 
> 
> -james
> 
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