Re: [dq-rules] New DQrules Weblog

[Jason Winter <Alarian@harbornet.net>]

Another vote for staying with an email list.  I'm not a fan of web-based lists.


At 02:12 PM 5/22/02, you wrote:
>On Tue, 21 May 2002 17:08:56 -0000, "rthorm" <dqn@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>I'd appreciate it if those of you who check it out let me know what
>>your experience is like.  Is it easy to find and use right away, or
>>do you find it awkward to use?  Do you think this is a better format
>>than the present Yahoo Groups format?
>
>Without even looking at it, I can suggest that any web-based discussion
>group is inherently less convenient than any e-mail-based one.  It's a messy
>process to read a web page offline.  It's inconvenient to save useful
>tidbits.  Most web-based groups have poor thread-management capabilities.
>
>All that being said, I acknowledge that for some people a web page is
>actually *more* convenient.  I'm not one of those people.
>
>If Yahoo is really a problem, might I suggest you investigate other mailing
>list options before abandoning a mailing list altogether?
>
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Jason Winter
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