Mailing list -> forum (was: Re: [ODE] list archive broken)
gl
gl at ntlworld.com
Wed Sep 8 00:44:45 MST 2004
I personally don't use forums - I like having new mail delivered, rather
than having to continually seek out new posts on a web page. Saying that, I
could live with a hybrid approach.
--
gl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Reinstein" <web_fella at hotmail.com>
To: <Barog at pineapple-interactive.com>; <Ode at q12.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 12:19 AM
Subject: RE: Mailing list -> forum (was: Re: [ODE] list archive broken)
>I would like to take this opportuunity to add my 2 cents.
>
> Forum software can easily be modified to get the best of both
> worlds...phpbb already has topic reply notification capabilities that will
> email people watching the thread. This could be extended to have the
> forums send the content of the posts in much the same way they are being
> sent by the mailing list. This has several beneficial consequences:
>
> a) it provides a much, much nicer interface for storing answers to these
> issues that come up
> b) it provides a way to partition issues by category, and thereby
> improving data retrieval later
> c) it saves bandwidth, by partitioning traffic by category (Joe Schmoe may
> not be interested in build related issues, and can set his forum acct up
> to only forward topic replies for posts in the DirectX or OpenGL ODE
> related categories)
>
>
> One of my my responsibilities at work involves acting as sole maintainer
> of both mail lists and forums. I've found this system to work quite well,
> in that it solved a variety of issues various people have brought up.
>
> Let me know what you folks think :)
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Simon Barratt"
> <Barog at pineapple-interactive.com>
> >To: <Ode at q12.org>
> >Subject: RE: Mailing list -> forum (was: Re: [ODE] list archive
> broken)
> >Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 20:27:48 +0100
> >
> >I'd rather we just have two mailing lists.. One kind of ode-devel and
> one just 'ode'..
> >Then development matters / techy discussion can go on and the helpful
> people can help newbies to ODE in the general one.
> >
> >Though I'm never likely to be as active as Jon I agree that I go to
> forums less than I read each mail coming in the inbox :)
> >
> >Simon
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: ode-bounces at q12.org [mailto:ode-bounces at q12.org] On Behalf Of
> Jon Watte
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 7:26 PM
> >To: Ode at Q12. Org
> >Subject: RE: Mailing list -> forum (was: Re: [ODE] list archive
> broken)
> >
> >
> >A forum, you have to GO TO.
> >A mailing list, you get in your inbox.
> >I would be (much) less active on a forum.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> > / h+
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: ode-bounces at q12.org [mailto:ode-bounces at q12.org]On Behalf Of
> adrianotiger
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 7:37 AM
> >To: ode at q12.org
> >Subject: Re: Mailing list -> forum (was: Re: [ODE] list archive
> broken)
> >
> >
> >Forum is easy to set up....
> >Mails can't do more than a forum...
> >I made a forum for ODE as example on:
> >http://ode.petrucci.ch/
> >
> >If Russell wan't made one, you can use this... I have enough space
> (100MB) should be enough, and the server is fast :D
> >
> >Bye, Adriano
> >
> >PS: The forum was set up in 30minutes, it is only to show that a Forum
> is easy to use and more efficient to search something, because it has
> differents section, and every section is ordered by date (like emails).
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Vrej Melkonian" <vmelkon at yahoo.com>
> >To: <ode at q12.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:31 PM
> >Subject: Re: Mailing list -> forum (was: Re: [ODE] list archive
> broken)
> >
> >
> > > That's true. Why isn't a forum used. phpbb or whatever.
> > >
> > > --- Amund Børsand <amund at offroad.no> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I have mentioned this before, but I'd like to cast my vote
> again. I
> > > > think a forum would be much better, it could be split in
> let's say a
> > > > newbie section, a "normal" section and a ODE
> internals section. I am
> > > > quite frustrated with this mailing list, going on and off
> it,
> > > > because I am tired of getting so much mail where only 1% is
> > > > interesting, also my questions seem to disappear quickly
> and remain
> > > > unanswered. In a forum they might stay visible for someone
> to cast
> > > > their love upon it? :)
> > > >
> > > > - Amund
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Adriano Petrucci"
> <adrianotiger at hotmail.com>
> > > > skreiv:
> > > >
> > > > > What's about a Forum?
> > > > > Messages are saved and you can easly find them,
> > > > there are also much more
> > > > > options than mailing-lists...
> > > > >
> > > > > I can open one on my server, if it is not possible
> > > > on the ODE server :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Bye, Adriano
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "John Miles" <jmiles at pop.net>
> > > > > To: <ode at q12.org>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 5:45 PM
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ODE] list archive broken
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > It has never worked, as far as I'm aware. I've
> > > > reported it a couple of
> > > > > > times.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -- jm
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi there I just subscribed to the list and I
> > > > wanted to download
> > > > > > > the full archive
> > > > > > > but the link on the page
> > > > > > > (http://q12.org/pipermail/ode.mbox/ode.mbox)
> > > > gives a
> > > > > > > 500 internal server error
> > > > > > >
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