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[OM] Re: Should this list be a bulletin board?

Subject: [OM] Re: Should this list be a bulletin board?
From: keith_w <keith_w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:15:15 -0700
Robert Swier wrote:
> I've thought of suggesting this a bunch of times, but the burst of
> recent activity and the comments about the sheer number of emails have
> prompted me to go ahead and make the suggestion:
> 
> Should this list be a bulletin board? 

NO.

keith whaley

> That is, rather than an email
> list, should it be a forum run on a website? This would provide a
> single location online for posting and reading messages. In general, I
> think most people would find this preferable to using email: messages
> would not be lost or slow to post, and good bulletin board software
> makes dealing with large volumes of messages much easier than most
> email programs.
> 
> I think http://www.vbulletin.com/ is probably the current leader in
> bulletin board software. An example of their software in use can be
> found at: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/.
> 
> It would cost a little money for a domain name and web hosting, and
> the software would cost about $160 or so.
> 
> I am certainly willing to help put up a bit of money to help this
> happen and pay for the small ongoing costs. There would be a bit of
> work to get the site up and running, though I imagine it would not be
> too difficult for someone who has done it before. (Which I personally
> have not...)
> 
> What do folks think of this?
> 
> Robert Swier
> Toronto

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