[SI-LIST] Re: Potential si-list upgrades
- From: "Bowden, Ivor" <ibowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:23:25 +0000
Re: Wolfgang post
New interface could have prominent "FAQ" section, along with posting rules.
Potential signal to noise ratio improvement :-)
-Ivor
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Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:03 AM
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Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Potential si-list upgrades
Not surprisingly, the overall requirement turns out to be "we want the old
system AND the new system" :-)
"Not surprisingly" because there are good reasons for both of them, as others
have pointed out. One major advantage I can see with adding modern forum
capability is that it makes it easier to browse the archives and thus also
easier to refer someone to a response already posted in an older thread. In the
past I have rarely seen this, even though there is a number of topics that keep
popping up again and again, resulting in the same answers again and again. So
this would be a big time saver for those who answer questions. Yahoo groups
allow every user to receive individual posts, to receive a daily digest, and/or
to use the forum, so each user can choose what fits him/her best. I'm sure
there are other providers that offer the same capabilities if out of some
reasons Yahoo is not an option.
Wolfgang
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From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ray Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 1:44 AM
To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Ray Anderson
Subject: [SI-LIST] Potential si-list upgrades
Thanks to all who have chosen to respond to my little survey of last week
regarding possible changes to si-list.
Out of the 39 people who responded to the questions 10 were in favor of a
solely web based interface while 19 felt that an e-mail interface was mandatory
and the lack thereof would probably cause them to stop using si-list on a
regular basis. See that the sentiment is running about 2 to
1 in favor of retaining the e-mail interface I think that any solution will
need to include that capability. (for what it is worth, if I were responding to
my survey then it would have been 20 in favor of retaining the e-mail
capability).
Those who felt that the e-mail interface was mandatory most commonly cited the
following issues:
1. They don't have time to inspect a web site daily to see what is
going on.
2. Many of the list "Guru's" would be a lot less likely to answer
questions if they had to go looking for them rather than having them delivered.
3. A solely web based interface would probably cause them to no
longer use si-list.
4. Their employer blocks web access to many non-business related
sites which would lock them out.
5. e-mail is easier to use from an mobile platform (Smartphones)
As it turns out this requirement disqualified the software package that was
originally in mind and has prompted me to look further.
At this point I think I may have a solution that provides the web based forum
interface that many were in favor of while at the same time retaining the
option of having the list traffic delivered to the user via e-mail and allowing
users to post via e-mail as well.
The solution under consideration will address the following issues a lot of
people currently have:
1. "out of office replies"
2. ability to include attachments
3. a place to store "list" files
4. and others.....
I have a bit more homework to do on the details, but if it all falls in line we
may be ready to go online with a limited beta test within a couple weeks.
More info soon...
-Ray Anderson
(si-list admin)
Raymond Anderson
Senior Signal Integrity Staff Engineer
Programmable Platforms Development
Silicon Technology Group
Signal Integrity and Package Development Department
Xilinx Inc.
2100 Logic Drive
San Jose, California 95124
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