Re: [ARSCLIST] message board vs. listserv

[Scott Phillips <scottp@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have to admit that I also like the current format. The insight and
information available here, for me at least, deserves the time spent.
The storage space to keep everything locally is tiny by current
standards, and easy to search if I need to.

-----Original Message-----
From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Smolian
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:10 AM
To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] message board vs. listserv

I'm so conservative that I like it just as it is.

Steve Smolian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger and Allison Kulp" <thorenstd124@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] message board vs. listserv


> Yes.I would prefer a message board.Roger
>
> Brandon Burke <burke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  All,
>
> Curious as to how many list members might prefer a message board
format
> over the standard email listserv currently in place.  Message boards
make
> more sense to me for the following reasons:
>
> 1. Generally speaking, it is difficult to browse the ARSClist
> archives.  Especially if a topic began in one month but continued into
the
> next, as the two parts tend to become divorced from one another.
>
> 2. With a message board, one can view both the original
topic/question/etc
> and all subsequent responses in one fell swoop, something that comes
in
> particularly handy when performing searches in the archives.  As it
stands
> now, all posts in the archives must be viewed individually, losing
much
> narrative/conversational flow along the way.
>
> 3. When a list member changes the name of a thread in
mid-conversation,
> subsequent posts again become divorced from the original topic.
>
> 4. Let's be honest, on chatty days, the in-box traffic can get a
little
> overwhelming...especially for those of us NOT taking part in a
particular
> conversation.
>
> For the record: Yes, I'm aware of the *digest* option...seems to me,
the
> only grievance it solves is item #4.
>
>
> thanks as always,
> Brandon
>
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