Well....that's pretty short and sweet. And straightforward!.... :)
Long time no see, keith!
K.
On 01/09/06, keith_w <keith_w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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