[evtech] Re: EVTECH Old vs EVTECH New lists: We need to make a decision as a group.
- From: Hemon Dey <hemondey@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: evtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:46:34 +1200
If we are moving up in the world of forums, would it not be better for it to
be a vbulletin type interface (such as the AEVA and DIYElectriccar). There
are many benefits compared to just the archaic email listing that is
currently used with EVTech - a list of benefits would include (and not
limited to) attachements (pictures, code, PCB files etc.), search
functionality for previous posts (easily), proper threading (none of this
digest notes in subject headings etc).
Or is that just too technologically advanced? :)
Regards,
Hemon
On 13 April 2010 14:28, eric@xxxxxxxxx <eric@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It wasn't for lack of trying. I tracked down and emailed a couple of
> email addresses (which didn't work) others tried calling every phone
> number they could find. The *first* thing that was tried was to get
> the list back up. There wasn't _any_ light at the end of the tunnel,
> and we had no (none, zero, nada) indication that anything would
> change. The only option was to resurrect the list elsewhere.
>
> It's not as if people just shrugged after 5 minutes of the list being
> down and said "screw it, lets's start a new list." People did the
> right thing and tried to contact the administrators, and did
> everything that could reasonably be expected in the situation.
>
> Now, after the fact, in the blazing light of hindsight, people are
> saying that they "see no reason" to abandon the list. Except that
> it's been shown to be somewhat unreliable.
>
> Don't get me wrong; I _really_ don't care if we use the "new," or the
> "old" list, I just want something that works; and that requires some
> sort of redundant safeguards.
>
> One other thing I can't state strongly enough: I appreciate all the
> effort, time and money that sheer & others have put in to making the
> list a reality, and in no way can I fault them for what happened; it
> was an unfortunate confluence of events.
>
> Having said that, I'll put my money where my mouth is: I'm willing to
> offer any help I can with the maintenance of the (old) list. I have
> quite a bit of Linux admin experience, and it appears that evtech.org
> is running Ubuntu.
>
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Roger Stockton <rstockton@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > I don't fault anyone for trying to help out, I just think the effort
> would have been better received if it had been focused on trying to help
> Sheer get the list back up and/or volunteer their assistance to Sheer/enyc
> to help with making the present list more reliable.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Roger.
> >
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