[muglo] Forums vs Groups vs Lists
- From: doug rogers <dougsamu@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:33:53 -0500
On 18-Dec-09, at 12:34 AM, Paul Thomas wrote:
> but perhaps the use of a forum (considered some months
> ago) should be further persued as this would allow the use of
> diagrams, pictures, etc. to be incorporated into the discussions...
The forums discussion raises its head again.
Some people want to discuss particular topics of interest - that's
cool. Isn't there already a huge network of connected servers and
computers with a worldwide reach to minds of similar interest? Anyone
with a computer and a connection should be able to find a topic
discussion forum suited to their peculiar bent.
Forums require the person to go there. Lists bring the topics to you.
Either you ignore it on the front end, or you ignore it on the back
end. If forums have an RSS feed, this overcomes some of that hurdle.
Some do, but the feed doesn't provide the image and you still have to
go to the forum to read the message.
Lists don't seem to allow html formatted mail, or included graphics.
Listservs don't want hidden, embedded hostile code bringing down their
server.
Groups - as in Google Groups - provide an RSS feed, and easily allow
links to other files - just as an ordinary email does, but provide
server space for members to upload and store external documents.
Some members of Muglo don't have online server space - for various
reasons, though there are many free alternatives. Still there is some
difficulty in learning to use some such subscribed service, and it,
though no more difficult than loading an image onto a forum, is less
transparent.
Mostly, it seems, there are more requests to learn how to do things;
instructions or directions which are most easily explained with
pictures or some hands on demonstrations.
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